Lesley-Jane Dixon recently retired as SVP from CEI, where she ran the Investment Management Group, which managed the firm's financial market investment portfolios. Prior to joining CEI in 2007, Ms. Dixon was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Lord Abbett, where she focused on Small- and Micro-Cap strategies. She developed a robust skill set over a 24-year career on Wall Street centered on research, analysis, and portfolio management.

Active in her community, Lesley-Jane served as Treasurer on the board of directors for the Nonprofit Village. She also served on the board of the Community Foundation for Montgomery County, where she was Chair and Co-Chair of the Grants Committee for three years. Additionally, she is the Chair of the Investment Committee for The Greater Washington Community Foundation and serves on the board and the Audit and Finance Committee. She is also on the Investment Committee for Safe Shores - The DC Children's Advocacy Center, and mentors and sponsors a scholar through Generation Hope.

Ms. Dixon earned the Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and the CIPM (Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement) designation. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a B.S. in Business. Being newly retired has allowed her to pursue her love of teaching, which blossomed while teaching math to adult GED students, by pursuing a TESOL certification.