Leslie Polster
InvestorSenior Analyst, Finance & Operations at Impact Engine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
About
Leslie Polster is a Senior Analyst supporting the Director of Finance & Operations at Impact Engine, where she helps run day-to-day firm operations including portfolio financial and impact data gathering, investment onboarding/offboarding, and inbound communications. Before joining the firm, she spent five years as Director of Operations at College Truckers, a moving-industry startup, overseeing its finance and logistics functions. She holds a BS in International Relations and Spanish from Loyola University.
Experience
- Impact EngineSenior Analystcurrent2025 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Impact EngineFinance and Operations Analyst2023 — 2025
- College Truckers, LLCDirector Of Business Operations2021 — 2023
- College Truckers, LLCSenior Manager of Growth and Development2019 — 2021United States
- College Truckers, LLCCustomer Success Manager2018 — 2019
Skills & more
BudgetingOperations ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipExecutive LeadershipMarketingEmail MarketingPartnershipsEmployee EngagementEmployee RelationsRecruitingPerformance ManagementEmployment Contracts
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HiringOnboardingCustomer SupportZendeskProject ManagementData AnalysisEntrepreneurshipCrisis ManagementStrategic PlanningPeople ManagementMentoringSpanishFrom Leslie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Impact Engine
Amie Patel
Partner & CEO, Elevar at Impact Engine
Ander Iruretagoyena
Vice President at Impact Engine
Cara Wood
Vice President of Finance and Operations at Impact Engine
Chris Wu
Senior Associate at Impact Engine
Demetrius Palmer
Associate at Impact Engine
Jane DiRenzo Pigott
Managing Director, R3 Group LLC at Impact Engine
Jessica Droste Yagan
Partner and CEO at Impact Engine
Joe Aguilar
Chief Investment Officer, Illinois State Treasury at Impact Engine
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leslie Polster?
- Leslie Polster is a Senior Analyst supporting the Director of Finance & Operations at Impact Engine, where she helps run day-to-day firm operations including portfolio financial and impact data gathering, investment onboarding/offboarding, and inbound communications. Before joining the firm, she spent five years as Director of Operations at College Truckers, a moving-industry startup, overseeing its finance and logistics functions. She holds a BS in International Relations and Spanish from Loyola University.
- Where does Leslie Polster work?
- Leslie Polster is Senior Analyst, Finance & Operations at Impact Engine.
- Where did Leslie Polster go to school?
- Leslie Polster studied at Harvard Business School Online (The Credential of Readiness, Business Administration and Management); Loyola University Chicago (Bachelor of Arts - (B.A.), International Relations and Affairs).
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