Leslie Nelson-Kellogg

Organizational Ombuds
leslie-ombuds@mwi.org

 

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Leslie Nelson-Kellogg is an ombuds with MWI and brings over fifteen years of experience as a mediator, ombuds, and executive coach, specializing in startup technology companies, universities, and venture firms. Leslie provides dispute-resolution services to risk-sensitive technology companies. She guides decision-makers on the transformative power of outsourced ombuds offices as low-cost/high-return investments, fostering magnetic work cultures and creating a competitive advantage. Most recently, Microsoft recruited her to help build a Center of Excellence for resolving highly escalated employee concerns involving harassment and discrimination for over 170,000 employees worldwide. Additionally, Leslie is an active community, housing insecurity (EERP), and court system mediator. She serves as a mediation coach for the University of Washington and sits on the boards of the King County Dispute Resolution Center and the University of Washington Human Resources Certificate Program. Leslie holds a Master’s in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine Law School’s Straus Institute, Society for Human Resources PHR certification, and is an IOA CO-OP certified Ombuds.

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