Gabriela Leslie

Gabriela Leslie is an experienced professional in research and natural capital, currently serving as Director at CREO since August 2021, where previous roles included Senior Manager and Sector Manager in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Capital. Prior to this, Gabriela worked at Columbia University as a Teaching Associate from January 2018 to September 2021, and at the Environmental Defense Fund from July 2017 to August 2021, holding positions such as Senior Research Analyst and Research Analyst. Additionally, Gabriela served as an Analytics Fellow at Regeneration.org, contributing to the book "Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation," and was a Design Fellow at IDEO.org, focusing on agricultural interventions in developing economies. Gabriela's career began as a Project Coordinator with Resilience in Action, facilitating resilience strategy workshops. Gabriela holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems from Stanford University and a high school diploma from Harvard Westlake School.