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Leslie Stephens

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Advisor at Expa
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Leslie Stephens is a talent advisor at Expa with extensive experience leading talent acquisition for high-growth tech companies like Hippo Insurance, Fastly, and LinkedIn. A graduate of Cornell University, she holds certifications in project management. Colleagues describe her as innovative, optimistic, and resourceful, with a unique ability to connect with people.

As a parent, Leslie is passionate about supporting fellow working parents. At Hippo Insurance, she founded and led the "Little Hippo Village" employee resource group, creating a community to help parents balance work and home life. She is also an active participant in other diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Unique fact: Leslie has been instrumental in scaling multiple companies through significant growth phases, including successful IPOs and acquisitions.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Advisor
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Startup Growth
Advises founders at Expa and previously scaled teams at companies like Fastly and Hippo through IPOs, and NepFin through an acquisition.
Talent Acquisition
Her entire career is focused on strategic talent acquisition, building high-performing teams for prominent technology companies like LinkedIn, Fastly, and Hippo.
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Career

Work history

6-2018
Advisor
Expa
1-2021 - 4-2023
Head of Talent Acquisition
Hippo Insurance
6-2019 - 7-2020
Global Head of Recruiting
Fastly
9-2017 - 11-2018
Head of Talent
Neptune Financial Inc. (NepFin)
1-2016 - 3-2017
Executive Search
LinkedIn
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Education
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Cornell University
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