Leslie Grandy is a global, first-to-market product executive, startup advisor, and author with over 25 years of experience innovating and delivering game-changing products in publicly traded Fortune 500 companies, including T-Mobile, Apple, Best Buy, and Amazon. She has launched multiple first-to-market products, such as the first Android phone and the earliest digital media subscription service from major content brands like MLB, NASCAR, and CNN, for which she co-authored a patent acquired by Intel.

Leslie advises startups and consults with large publicly traded companies, including Oracle, Starbucks, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, to empower individuals at all levels to identify innovative solutions and think expansively through her company, The Product Guild.

She is the Lead Executive in Residence for the Product Management Leadership Accelerator, a program she co-created with the University of Washington Foster School of Business Executive Education team. Her book, Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI, will be released by Wiley in May 2025.