Leslie Cariani

Leslie specializes in executive recruiting, talent and leadership strategy for high-growth, technology-driven companies. Leslie is a Co-Founder of GreenAtom, an Executive Search firm based in San Francisco. She manages searches in a variety of functional areas including CEO, CFO, Operations, Marketing, Sales and Business Development. In addition, Leslie manages engagements for private equity and venture capital clients in need of investment partners and principals. Most recently, Leslie was a Founding Partner of Hodge / Niederer / Cariani / Lindsay. Previously, Leslie was a Senior Partner with Heidrick & Struggles and was a member of the CFO and Private Equity/Venture Capital Practices. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Leslie spent three years with Spencer Stuart in San Francisco. Before her career in executive search, Leslie was a member of the Institutional Equities Sales team at Bear Stearns, with responsibility for coverage of Italian and Swiss clients. Her product coverage included research sales, trading sales and equity derivatives. Specialties: Executive Search for Technology and CleanTech corporate leaders, board members and investors.