Leslie has over 15 years experience in financial services, the last 9 of which have been focused on investing for systems change, seeking market rate financial returns alongside measurable social and/or environmental impacts. She Co-founded Alante Capital in 2017 as the first venture capital fund dedicated to helping design-driven consumer industries accelerate adoption of innovation for decarbonization, circularity and regeneration. Through Alante, Leslie is an investor in 13 early-stage companies across material innovation, B2B SaaS and Consumer SaaS.
Prior to Alante, Leslie was Vice President of Sustainable Finance at JPMorgan Chase & Co. where she developed & led the Capital Strategies Initiative for Sustainable Finance in the Americas, and was involved in the management of and value creation in the Social Finance Principal Investing portfolio. She started her career at Credit Suisse, where she primarily focused on origination and execution of international debt financings for Emerging Markets governments and development finance institutions.
Alante combines Leslie’s lifelong passion for responsibly produced apparel, personal commitment to sustainable development and honed affinity for finding efficient solutions to complex challenges. Leslie holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University with a minor in Arab Studies.
