Leslie Stone Heisz

Overview

Ms. Heisz, age 47, is an experienced investment banking and finance executive, and currently is a managing director of the Los Angeles office of Lazard Freres & Co., where she provides strategic advisory services for clients in a variety of industries. Before joining Lazard in 2003, Ms. Heisz was managing director of the Los Angeles office of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (and its predecessor Wasserstein Perella & Co.) for six years, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and leading the Gaming and Leisure Group. She was also a vice president at Salomon Brothers, where she developed the firm's industry-leading gaming practice, and a senior consultant specializing in strategic information systems at Price Waterhouse. Ms. Heisz currently is a board member for International Game Technology, a publicly-traded manufacturer and operator of electronic gaming devices.