Executives
Chad Lesch - Senior Vice President, Strategic Projects
Chad comes directly to us after 12 years at the Central Intelligence Agency. During his tenure with the Agency, he conducted and directly supported operations by leveraging technical skills in specialized military fields, strategic communications, issue advocacy, crisis management, and technology development. He also planned, facilitated, and executed multiple covert action programs on six continents. A passionate relationship-builder and trailblazer, he brings twenty years of dynamic cross-organizational leadership experience in analysis, problem-solving, and strategic planning. He has worked in austere and ambiguous high-stress crisis management situations, as well as involved in creative strategic planning and execution of transformative global initiatives that informed U.S. foreign policy.
Prior to the CIA, Chad spent 10 years in senior roles in banking at Navy Federal Credit Union and MBNA/Bank of America. He also spent two years in Washington, D.C. as a consultant with SAIC, a premier Fortune 500 technology integrator with offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets.
At Crisis24, Chad works on strategic projects dedicated to reshaping the industry and leveraging critical information to provide clients with innovative solutions, data-driven insights, and decision results to meet their everyday challenges.