About
Brings leadership experience in management and consulting across startup, nonprofit, and corporate settings in seven countries, including advising companies like METRO Group and blockchain startup Insolar. Holds a Ph.D. from the Free University of Berlin.
Experience
- Transform GroupExecutive Vice President, Global Marketing-Communications & Product Strategycurrent2022 — present
- Self-employedConsulting, AI Specialist and Educatorcurrent2025 — present
- EquilibriumDirector of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships2020 — 2021
- InsolarDirector of Enterprise SaaS Sales & Marketing2018 — 2020
- Self-employed consultantIndependent Digital Strategy Consultant2018
- Xinshi Advertising, Ltd.Senior Business Consultant – Executive Advisor2016 — 2017
- ICUnet Intercultural Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Interim CEO APAC2015 — 2016
- METRO AGRegional Business Development and Strategic Expansion Lead2011 — 2015
- GIZ / German Federal Enterprise for International CooperationStrategic Consultant for Sustainable Energy Programs2009 — 2011
Education
- Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign ServiceSchool of Foreign Service
- Bryn Mawr CollegeBachelor's degree with honors, Political Science
- Freie Universität BerlinPh.D. degree completion with honors, Political Science & Economics
- Freie Universität BerlinMaster's with honors, Graduate study
- NRU-HSE (remote)Master of Psychology, Psychoanalysis & Psychoanalytic Business Consulting
- Université de Fribourg - Universität FreiburgDiploma, Social Marketing
Skills & more
AnalyticsBig DataAlgorithms1Software Development1Cloud ComputingMachine LearningBusiness Development31Business Strategy30Business Planning19Market Research15International Relations13Consulting13
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Project ManagementPublic RelationsMarketing CommunicationsMarketingRetailEntrepreneurshipSalesCorporate Social ResponsibilityStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementNegotiationLanguages Chinese · English · French · German · Persian/ Farsi · Polish · Russian · Uzbek
- The New AI Tech Stack: AI Literacy for Tech Leaders — LinkedIn
- Project Management Professional (PMP) — Learning People Global
From Lesley's professional profile.
Colleagues at Equilibrium
Eric Wang
Advisor, EQ ecosystem development at Equilibrium
Joe Petrowski
Advisor, Initial Parachain Offering strategy at Equilibrium
Natalie Cheah
Business Development at Equilibrium
Peter Streelman
Sr Project Manager, Tech Team at Equilibrium
Veniamin Khrapov
Tech Lead at Equilibrium
Yves Renno
Lead Analyst at Equilibrium
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lesley Czuma work?
- Lesley Czuma is Business Development at Equilibrium.
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