Ben Leslie.
Chief Development Officer, USO
Ben Leslie is Chief Development Officer of the USO, where he leads the organization's development strategy and fundraising initiatives and oversees its team of fundraising professionals.
Leslie has more than two decades of experience in nonprofit fundraising, strategic development, and organizational leadership. Before joining the USO, he spent 13 years with Folds of Honor, the nonprofit that provides educational scholarships to families of fallen and disabled service members and first responders, most recently as Chief Development Officer. There he designed and carried out fundraising strategies spanning corporate partnerships, individual giving, grant acquisition, estate planning, and chapter donor engagement. Earlier, he was Director of Development at the Oklahoma State University Foundation.
Leslie holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Oklahoma State University and a Certificate in Fund Raising Management from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.