Lexi Reese

Lexi Reese, a Google and Facebook alumna who served as chief operating officer at the HR platform Gusto, is preparing for the race to succeed the retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Reese has also spent time as a limited partner at the venture fund Operator Collective and as an executive at General Catalyst. Reese went on to work at Accion International, American Express and Google, where she also points to her work with small businesses. She served on the board of San Francisco-based Gap Inc. She is working with the team at GPS Impact, led by Roy Temple, Jay Howser and Andi Johnson, which helped guide Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in his 2022 campaign and successfully propelled Cherelle Parker to the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia mayor last month; Rebecca Pearcey, political director and senior adviser to Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 presidential campaign and the pollsters Celinda Lake and David Mermin of Lake Research Partners, which polls for President Joe Biden.