RALEIGH, USA // Leela Srinivasan is CEO of Parity, a women’s sports marketing and sponsorship consultancy. In pursuit of its mission to close the gender income and opportunity gap in pro sports, Parity forges partnerships between brands and its community of 1,600+ elite women athletes from 85 sports, including over 300 Olympians and Paralympians. The company was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Sports for 2025.

Prior to joining Parity, Leela was a three-time CMO at online survey platform SurveyMonkey, digital payments provider Checkout.com, and recruiting software firm Lever. She also held marketing leadership roles at LinkedIn and OpenTable, worked for management consulting at Bain & Company, and began her career in sales.

Leela serves on the board of nonprofit Empowered by Light, as well as on the board of advisors for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where she earned her MBA. In 2025 she was named to ADWEEK’s inaugural list of 25 Sport Marketing MVPs. She was also recognized by Sports Business Journal as a 2024 Game Changer and a 2024 Power Player in Women’s Sports, and by Cynopsis on their 2024 list of Top Women In Media. She is a member of Fast Company’s Impact Council.