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Lexi Reese

Investor

Operational Advisor at Avila

San Francisco Bay Area

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

  1. Lanai SoftwareChief Executive Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2024 β€” presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Lexi Reese For SenateUnited States Senate Candidate for the State of California & Founder, Courageous Leaders2023 β€” 2024Redwood City, California, United States
  3. General CatalystExecutive In Residence / Future of Work2022 β€” 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. GustoChief Operating Officer2015 β€” 2021San Francisco & Denver
  5. GoogleVice President, Global Programmatic Platforms2013 β€” 2015Mountain View, CA
  6. GoogleManaging Director, Global Publishers and Platforms2011 β€” 2013Mountain View, California
  7. FacebookDirector Local Advertising2011San Francisco Bay Area
  8. GoogleDirector, Google Display Network and Doubleclick Ad Exchange2008 β€” 2011New York City, NY
  9. GoogleHead of Online Sales and Operations, Boston2007 β€” 2008Cambridge, MA
  10. American ExpressSenior Director Marketing, Sales, Operations2004 β€” 2007New York City, NY
  11. American ExpressInvestments and Business Development Associate2002 β€” 2004
  12. 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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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.

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