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Short version

Lesha Reese is a business-oriented People executive with 20+ years of experience aligning HRBP strategy, organizational design, and talent priorities with business needs. Across enterprise technology, high-growth SaaS, fintech, and professional services, she has built global HRBP capabilities and partnered with senior leaders through growth and transformation. Her leadership style is candid, collaborative, warm, and focused on practical execution.

Extended version

Lesha Reese is a People executive whose work connects business priorities with organizational design, talent strategy, and leadership effectiveness. Over more than 20 years, she has led and advised organizations across enterprise technology, high-growth SaaS, fintech, and professional services. Her experience includes global HRBP leadership, executive partnership, workforce planning, and People-side work through organizational change and M&A.

At MongoDB, Lesha built a global team of 30 HRBPs as the company expanded from 2,000 to 8,000 employees. At Microsoft, she designed and led a structured global talent review for GM-level and above leaders, with 37% receiving new development or stretch assignments, and coordinated a restructuring affecting 7,000 global employees. At AT&T, she partnered on a culture and accountability reset that helped a low-performing multi-state sales organization become top-performing nationally within 12 months.

In her current Global Vice President, HR Business Partners role at Fivetran + dbt Labs, Lesha leads global HRBP strategy and transformation, partners with the dbt Labs executive team on role clarity and decision rights, and leads People-side M&A due diligence and integration. She brings a direct, collaborative, relationship-driven approach to executive effectiveness and practical change. Her coaching background supports this leadership work; executive People leadership remains the center of her professional identity.