Biography
Leslie Heisz
Audit Committee Chair
Edwards Lifesciences
Current public company boards: Edwards Lifesciences, Public Storage
Prior public company boards: HCC Insurance Holdings, Ingram Micro Inc, International Game Technology, Towers Watson & Co.
Executive Experience: Leslie Heisz is an experienced investment banking and finance executive and held senior positions at Salomon Brothers Inc. from 1987 to 1995; at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (and its predecessor Wasserstein Perella & Co.) from 1995 to 22; and at Lazard Fréres & Co. LLC from 23 to 21, providing strategic financial advisory services to clients in a variety of industries. Prior to these roles, from 1982 to 1986, Leslie was a senior consultant specializing in strategic information systems at Price Waterhouse.
Leslie has served on the boards of directors of Kaiser Permanente since 215.
Additional information: Leslie earned her MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She received her bachelor’s degree in economics-systems science at the University of California. In 215, she was inducted into the Directorship 1 Hall of Fame of the National Association of Corporate Directors.