Les was named Chief Transformation and Commercial Officer of Lee in May 2024. His prior experience includes serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Technology officer for Stride Inc., leading the education company鈥檚 digital transformation, artificial intelligence and digital products initiatives. He previously was Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for Caesars Entertainment Corp., Global Chief Information Officer for Las Vegas Sands Corp., and Chief Information Officer for Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Inc.
Among industry achievements, he has been recognized as Chief Information Officer of the year by CIO Magazine, Gartner Group and Computerworld. Also, he co-founded the world鈥檚 largest public technology innovation center, BlackFire, in Las Vegas. He has served on the artificial intelligence advisory board of the University of California Berkley, and on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology innovation advisory board. He was a founding member of the Duke University innovation and entrepreneurship program.
He was a Woodruff Scholar at Emory University鈥檚 Goizueta School of Business, where he graduated magna cum laude with an MBA in decision information analysis. He received his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Duke University.