Leslie Pickering Email and Phone Number

Leslie leads a national team of Partner Technology Strategists commissioned to develop new cloud practices and solution offerings with Microsoft's US partner ecosystem of ISVs, System Integrators, Managed Service Providers, and volume channel. Microsoft's Global Partner Solutions organization is focused on enabling partner transformation and creating new digital experiences for mutual customers. Leslie's team of strategists provides the technical guidance and architectural support that partners need to develop solutions that span Infrastructure, Data and AI, Digital Application Innovation, Business Applications, Security and Modern Work, in order to create a successful and profitable cloud business.LEADER AND MENTOR TO EXECUTIVES/INDIVIDUALS• One of CRN's 2019 and 2020 Women of the Channel and the Power 100 Award for 2021 and 2022, an elite group of channel executives whose expertise deserves recognition • Recognized as Top Talent with sponsorship for participation in an Executive Leadership Development Program, reserved for only the top 4% of Microsoft employees• Management Excellence Community Lead delivering leadership training to Microsoft's Puget Sound manager community 3x per year• Reputation for building culturally diverse, high performance teams • Gold Club Award recipient for individual and team results• Multiple award winner for sales, business and technical leadership excellence• Passion for college graduate hiring and developing top technical talent as part of Microsoft's Aspire Program