About
Lexi Reese is co-founder and CEO of Lanai, a generative AI platform for large employers and their employees. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Gusto, where she helped grow the customer base from 10,000 to 200,000 businesses, and held roles at Google and American Express, where she launched the Make Mine a Million program. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and ran for the U.S. Senate in California.
Experience
- Lanai SoftwareChief Executive Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2024 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Lexi Reese For SenateUnited States Senate Candidate for the State of California & Founder, Courageous Leaders2023 β 2024Redwood City, California, United States
- General CatalystExecutive In Residence / Future of Work2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GustoChief Operating Officer2015 β 2021San Francisco & Denver
- GoogleVice President, Global Programmatic Platforms2013 β 2015Mountain View, CA
- GoogleManaging Director, Global Publishers and Platforms2011 β 2013Mountain View, California
- FacebookDirector Local Advertising2011San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleDirector, Google Display Network and Doubleclick Ad Exchange2008 β 2011New York City, NY
- GoogleHead of Online Sales and Operations, Boston2007 β 2008Cambridge, MA
- American ExpressSenior Director Marketing, Sales, Operations2004 β 2007New York City, NY
- American ExpressInvestments and Business Development Associate2002 β 2004
- Film, Law, & PolicyPublic Service1996 β 2000New York, Managua, Washington DC
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)4Business Transformation4Enterprise IT Infrastructure1Business StrategyLeadership DevelopmentVenture CapitalBoard DevelopmentAd Exchanges17Ad Networks10Analytics26Marketing18Social Media15
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Display AdvertisingStrategic PartnershipsAdvertisingDigital StrategyOnline AdvertisingDigital MediaDoubleClickStrategyFrom Lexi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Avila
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lexi Reese?
- Lexi Reese is co-founder and CEO of Lanai, a generative AI platform for large employers and their employees. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Gusto, where she helped grow the customer base from 10,000 to 200,000 businesses, and held roles at Google and American Express, where she launched the Make Mine a Million program. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and ran for the U.S. Senate in California.
- Where does Lexi Reese work?
- Lexi Reese is Operational Advisor at Avila.
- Where did Lexi Reese go to school?
- Lexi Reese studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Virginia (BA, History); The Taft School.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystAdrianna MaInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended University of Virginia565
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
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Also attended The Taft School30
Catherine DiffleyHead of Hospitality & Real Estate at AlleyCorpBrooks ReedAnalyst at PeakSpan Capital PartnersMilan PatelAssociate, Product Management & Engineering at StripesSik Han MingInvestment Associate at Xeraya CapitalSarah SommerCo-Founder and Partner at Level EquityCarolyn StarrettAdvisor at Oncology Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at General Catalyst110
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Adam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also worked at Gusto42
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystJesse WedlerInvestor at CapitalGRavi GroverGeneral Partner at Data TechPejman NozadFounding Managing Partner at Pear VCMeg HeinzVice President, Payments at Mainsail PartnersKyle LudvikExecutive-in-Residence, Product at Mainsail Partners
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Also worked at Google1,783
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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