Leslie Forde has used research to inform growth and innovation strategy for over 20 years. She’s held brand management, product marketing, and business development roles in consumer technology and products, market research, media, and publishing companies. Most recently, she held leadership positions at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Care.com and CSpace. Her writing about parenting, motherhood, and equity has appeared in The Washington Post, Slate, and Parents Magazine, among other publications.