Lesley Perkins

Lesley A. Perkins is an award-winning, certified professional with more than 23 years of coaching and consulting experience with organizations. Trained as an applied behavioral scientist in industrial/organizational psychology, Lesley’s work has focused on increasing individual performance and organizational effectiveness in commercial and government organizations. Diversity and inclusion are the foundation of her work. She utilizes best practices, behavioral science, practical knowledge and experience to improve the lives of all employees.

Lesley has served in internal human resources roles at SRA, IBM and Booz Allen Hamilton and as a management consultant to a wide variety of organizations such as Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, McGraw Hill, New York Life, Avon and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. She is an experienced manager of people and programs skilled in leading project teams, work tasks, vendors and overseeing budgets, timelines and the delivery of people solutions.

Companies

• Managing Consultant - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion FMP Consulting (Federal Management Partners, Inc.) (2021)
• Feedback Assessor and Executive Coach Center for Creative Leadership (2014)
• Owner and Principal Consultant and Coach People Matters Consulting, LLC (2011)
• Professor (Adjunct) University of Maryland Baltimore County (2014 — 2021)
• Director - People Solutions General Dynamics Information Technology (2019 — 2021)
• Senior Manager - People Solutions General Dynamics Information Technology (2015 — 2019)
• Leadership Development Coach University of Maryland University College - National Leadership Institute (2012 — 2017)
• Diversity and Inclusion, Senior Manager (Capital H Group/ Kenexa) IBM (2009 — 2010)
• Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Analytics Manager Booz Allen Hamilton (2006 — 2008)

Education

• Ph.D./MS The University of Georgia
• B.S. (with honors) Howard University