Leslie is a CHRO and lawyer with extensive experience in transformational human resources and change management in all types of businesses, with a record of building global teams and service delivery. She is particularly passionate about leveraging diversity and values to create an engaged, high performing and innovative culture.
As Fragomen’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Leslie is responsible for the worldwide human resources function, including talent acquisition and management, total rewards, learning and development, employee relations, HRIS and related technologies, and internal communications. In this role, Leslie has redesigned the firm’s global human resources team and function into a strategic business team delivering best-in-class talent and human capital management aligned with Fragomen objectives.
Prior to joining Fragomen in 2013, Leslie held several roles at a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, including Chief Human Strategy Officer, Vice President, Head of Human Resources, and multiple positions in the Office of General Counsel, including Deputy General Counsel. Prior to this, Leslie practiced law for 10 years in large, private law firms where she specialized in employment litigation, counseling, and training for corporate clients. She held a faculty position as Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law from 2001 – 2003 and is a trained mediator.
Leslie was also the founder of a 100% woman-owned consulting firm that provided creative and strategic talent management solutions for all types of businesses and organizations. Early in her career, Leslie was the Special Assistant for Governmental Affairs for a Member of the United States Congress. She is a published children’s book author and blogger.
Leslie is on the Board of Directors of NP2, a startup, non-profit pharmaceutical company, and on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Holy Angels, a college preparatory high school dedicated to empowering young women to lead. She is actively involved in several philanthropic causes in New Jersey, where she resides with her husband and twin sons.
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