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Grant Leslie

Investor

Operating Partner, Government & Policy at S2G Investments

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Grant Leslie is Operating Partner, Government & Policy at S2G Investments, where she supports portfolio companies in navigating regulatory environments and building ties between the private sector and government. She previously spent nearly 15 years at FGS Global, most recently as Global Head of the Food Team, and served as Senior Advisor to Secretary Tom Vilsack at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing policy areas including the Farm Bill, nutrition programs, renewable energy, rural development, and agricultural trade. She also worked in the U.S. Senate for a decade.

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Invests in

AgTechEnergyFoodTech

Experience

  1. S2G InvestmentsOperating Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. United States SenateLegislative Director
  3. FGS GlobalPartner2010 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  4. USDASenior Advisor2008 — 2010

Education

  1. Boston UniversityPolitical Science and Government

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Shared employers

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Also worked at FGS Global2

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Colleagues at S2G Investments

Aaron Rudberg
Managing Partner at S2G Investments
Alexandra Miller
Executive Assistant at S2G Investments
Ally Dunne
Senior Associate, Communications at S2G Investments
Andrea Woodside
Managing Director at S2G Investments
Arthur Chow
Principal at S2G Investments
Audre Kapacinskas
Principal, Head of Ecosystem Development at S2G Investments
August O'Hern
Senior Associate at S2G Investments
Bala Nagarajan
Managing Director at S2G Investments