Lexi Reese is the current Chief Operating Officer at Gusto, with extensive experience in technology, software, and human capital management. She studied at the University of Virginia for her BA in History and at Harvard Business School for her MBA, where she developed an expertise in strategy, talent planning, sales, marketing, partnerships, customer experience, and product management. Lexi's career includes director level roles in Google and Facebook and board member positions in various organizations. Her work experience includes expertise in policy, government relations, b2b leadership, SaaS, ad tech, advertising, ad exchanges, real-time bidding, demand-side platforms, publisher monetization, and microfinance. Lexi is specialized in designing x-functional, representative, and inclusive teams that scale alongside big market share growth and product expansion. She focuses on delivering shared accountability of stellar customer outcomes and business impact by building high standards, high care cultures with people that spark clarity and energy.