Leslie Graham
Chief Human Resources Officer with Ortho Alliance
Coaching Experience
Leslie is a growth - focused People Leader and Coach dedicated to helping organizations transform their cultures and scale healthy, high performing teams. With over 20 years of experience in retail, healthcare, professional services, and corporate leadership, she brings a deep background in HR strategy, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and change management.
As a coach, Leslie enjoys collaborating with clients who are committed to a meaningful change, scaling leadership capacity, and building trust-based inclusive workplaces. Her approach is rooted in delivering practical and transparent human -centric solutions designed to spark transformational growth and a lasting impact.
Leslie is known for creating tailored strategies that address each organization’s unique challenges and help them move the needle on their goals.
Coaching Superpower: Creating cultures where leaders provide psychological safety and strategy to move the business forward.
Leslie Graham
Chief Human Resources Officer with Ortho Alliance
Coaching Experience
Leslie is a growth - focused People Leader and Coach dedicated to helping organizations transform their cultures and scale healthy, high performing teams. With over 20 years of experience in retail, healthcare, professional services, and corporate leadership, she brings a deep background in HR strategy, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and change management.
As a coach, Leslie enjoys collaborating with clients who are committed to a meaningful change, scaling leadership capacity, and building trust-based inclusive workplaces. Her approach is rooted in delivering practical and transparent human -centric solutions designed to spark transformational growth and a lasting impact.
Leslie is known for creating tailored strategies that address each organization’s unique challenges and help them move the needle on their goals.
Coaching Superpower: Creating cultures where leaders provide psychological safety and strategy to move the business forward.
Business/Organizational Leadership Experience
Leslie is a proven strategic change agent and culture builder in the areas of Executive Leadership, HR strategy, Talent Development and Talent Acquisition. With a strong blend of empathy, business acumen, transparency, and strategic clarity, she consistently drives outcomes aligned with both people and performance.
She brings expertise in:
Executive leadership coaching and development
Integrating people strategy with business priorities
Enhancing retention and engagement through holistic wellness and total rewards
Building and sustaining high performance teams
Equipping new executives with tools for success in leadership, execution, conflict resolution, and team trust
Case study results
HR Transformation from Transactional to Strategic – led the shift of a traditional HR function into a strategic business partner model, introducing workforce planning, system implementation, development of leadership development framework and a data-driven talent strategy. This transition resulted in a 25% increase in leader satisfaction with HR contributions to enterprise initiatives, improved trust in HR as a strategic advisor, and positioned the function as a driver of organizational growth rather than a support center.
Competency Framework Development — Designed and rolled and enterprise-wide competency model to define skills, behaviors, and leadership capabilities required for success, integrated the framework into recruitment, performance management and leadership development which resulted in a 20% increase in role clarity (from engagement survey results) and increased consistency in promotions across the organization.
Embedding Inclusion into Workplace Culture — Launched an inclusion program that focused on meeting teammates and the organization where they are by providing education, leadership training, and equity reviews. This program created a culture where teammates felt seen and supported, improved retention among diverse talent by 15% in under 9 months and resulted in stronger overall engagement.
Education and Credentials
Leslie Graham holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Temple University. She also holds a Senior HR certification from SHRM (Society of HR Management) and a Leadership Competency certification from Korn Ferry.
Business/Organizational Leadership Experience
Leslie is a proven strategic change agent and culture builder in the areas of Executive Leadership, HR strategy, Talent Development and Talent Acquisition. With a strong blend of empathy, business acumen, transparency, and strategic clarity, she consistently drives outcomes aligned with both people and performance.
She brings expertise in:
Executive leadership coaching and development
Integrating people strategy with business priorities
Enhancing retention and engagement through holistic wellness and total rewards
Building and sustaining high performance teams
Equipping new executives with tools for success in leadership, execution, conflict resolution, and team trust
Case study results
HR Transformation from Transactional to Strategic – led the shift of a traditional HR function into a strategic business partner model, introducing workforce planning, system implementation, development of leadership development framework and a data-driven talent strategy. This transition resulted in a 25% increase in leader satisfaction with HR contributions to enterprise initiatives, improved trust in HR as a strategic advisor, and positioned the function as a driver of organizational growth rather than a support center.
Competency Framework Development — Designed and rolled and enterprise-wide competency model to define skills, behaviors, and leadership capabilities required for success, integrated the framework into recruitment, performance management and leadership development which resulted in a 20% increase in role clarity (from engagement survey results) and increased consistency in promotions across the organization.
Embedding Inclusion into Workplace Culture — Launched an inclusion program that focused on meeting teammates and the organization where they are by providing education, leadership training, and equity reviews. This program created a culture where teammates felt seen and supported, improved retention among diverse talent by 15% in under 9 months and resulted in stronger overall engagement.
Education and Credentials
Leslie Graham holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Temple University. She also holds a Senior HR certification from SHRM (Society of HR Management) and a Leadership Competency certification from Korn Ferry.
