Staff Bios

Leslie Rathjens

Leslie Rathjens is a senior vice president, having joined Hart Research in 2001. Leslie works primarily with the firm’s non-profit and private-sector clients, leading projects relating to issue management, brand image and reputation, and stakeholder communications. Her clients cross a range of industries and areas, from automotive, aerospace, and personal finance, to higher education, health care, and housing. Some of the companies and organizations Leslie has worked with while at Hart Research include Boeing, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, City Harvest, Duke University, General Motors, Homes for Working Families, The Gates Foundation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, WNYU, and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

Prior to joining Hart Research, Leslie was director of primary research at PC Data, a supplier of Internet audience measurement data and online surveys. Previous to that, she served as the director of marketing research at Time Life, Inc., a direct marketing subsidiary of Time Warner. Leslie received her Master's Degree in Business Administration from Cornell University and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Oberlin College.