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Advisory Board

The HubSpot Advisory Board provides strategic guidance and honest feedback, identifies areas of improvement, and works on projects that further HubSpot’s mission to build an inclusive company that helps customers grow better. They’re a curated group of influencers and business leaders selected based on the core principles and values of HubSpot’s culture. We’d love for you to get to know them.

Leslie Forde

Founder of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs


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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.