Lesley Finer, Founding Partner
Lesley has been a leader in the recruiting industry for over 15 years. Lesley previously co-founded Prokanga, an innovative practice that focused on roles with flexibility. Lesley worked diligently to create flexible opportunities within the finance industry where previously those types of roles were not embraced. Throughout her career, Lesley has placed mid-level and senior level professionals at some of the industry's most prominent hedge funds and private equity firms. Earlier in her career, she worked in client management in the marketing and advertising industry, covering accounts such as Estee Lauder, Unilever and Procter and Gamble. Lesley earned her BA from the University of Michigan, and is a proud mother to three daughters.
Brett Finer,
Founder at Finer Recruiting
Joint Venture Partner
LEF Search Partners and Finer Recruiting are a joint venture. We collaborate on many of our searches. LEF Search Partners has full access to Finer Recruiting’s infrastructure and recruitment team.
Brett Finer has over 23 years of experience spanning across the buy-side and sell-side. Most recently, Brett was Managing Director and US Head of Outsourced Trading at Jefferies LLC, a trading desk that he built and founded. Prior to Jefferies, Brett spent over 15 years on the buyside in various roles including Head Trader of JAT Capital, and Senior Trader at Kensico Capital and Shumway Capital. He earned his B.B.A from the School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
