Lesley is the coordinator for the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub at SFU VentureLabs and is an Entrepreneur in Residence. She’s been the Chief Scientific Officer (and co-founder) of a text-analytics company and worked extensively on the supply-side, conducting quantitative and qualitative research projects for NRG Research Group (now Leger). She holds a PhD in Social Psychology, launched her own consulting company, and maintains close academic contacts to stay on top of cutting-edge research.