Director

Lesley is a Director at Health Evolution, a peer-to-peer convening of the most influential chief executives driving positive change in health care. Lesley leads Health Evolution’s programming and initiatives dedicated to advancing health equity and the Confab for Advancing Women in Leadership. She is committed to building equitable, patient-centered, and collaborative industry solutions and to amplifying diverse thought leadership in health care.

Prior to joining Health Evolution, Lesley worked in strategy and operations at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she managed the implementation of value-based care enablement initiatives and care delivery transformation models in partnership with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

Lesley graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Master of Science in Public Health concentrating in Health Policy and Management. She interned at DAI Global Health, collaborating with digital health startup leadership to drive strategic growth and partnerships development.

Lesley also holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Vermont and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. She has served in board and committee roles dedicated to community development and global health. Before her career in health care, she worked in economic development in Hawaii and taught English in Shenzhen, China.