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Our Management Team

If you've read our Culture Code, you know we're unreasonably picky about our peers — our executives included. The HubSpot management team is made up of savvy entrepreneurs and industry experts, bringing years of experience to a young company. They cultivate our strong culture and work tirelessly to help our team scale, grow, and succeed.

Leslie Forde

Founder of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs


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Leslie 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, Parents Magazine, among other publications.