As Director of Research, Leslie Arathoon is responsible for managing Pyramid’s entire portfolio of forecasting and regional research Advisory services. She is also responsible for developing and building most of Pyramid’s forecasting models. Prior to assuming her current role, Leslie was Director of Product Strategy for Pyramid Research and Director of Latin America. Pyramid’s Research’s Advisory Services provide detailed coverage and analysis of the communications, media and technology industries in 90+ countries world-wide. She is based in the company’s headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Leslie has developed forecasting models to support Pyramid’s core Advisory services, including Pyramid’s mobile data and mobile operator KPI forecasting models, Pyramid’s fixed communications forecasting model, Pyramid’s fixed operator market share model and Pyramid’s handset sell-through forecasting model.
In her 10-year tenure at Pyramid Research, Leslie has worked on a wide variety of consulting projects ranging from market sizing and market segmentation to market entry strategy and new product positioning to valuations, due diligence and partner identification projects, among others.
Leslie has presented at numerous industry conferences including ITU World 2006, ITU Americas 2005, CTIA Wireless 2005, GSM Brazil, Cofetel’s Connect2001 Forum, ITU Americas 2000, among others. Leslie is quoted regularly in publications such as The Financial Times, Money Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Business News Americas, Latin Trade, Latin Finance, Reforma, Mobile Communications International, RCR, TelePress, Global Wireless, Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Sun Sentinel and has appeared on CNN en Español.
Leslie graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from Dartmouth College. In addition to her native English, Leslie is fluent in Spanish and maintains a working knowledge of French. In her spare time, Leslie enjoys traveling, reading, photography, tennis, and golf.
