Leslie Gillin

Leslie Gillin joined Newrez in July 2025 as its first ever Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, she leads enterprise-wide commercial strategy with a focus on marketing personalization, brand management, communications, end-to-end homeowner experience, product growth, and strategic partnerships. 

An industry veteran in financial services, Ms. Gillin has over 30 years of experience successfully building and driving growth and transformation at early-stage companies and large global financial institutions. She has held senior executive roles at leading banks, including Global Chief Marketing Officer of the Consumer Bank at Citi, President of Chase Cobrand Cards, Chief Marketing Officer at JPMorgan Chase, and most recently, Chief Growth Officer at Pagaya. 

In 2024, Ms. Gillin was recognized as one of American Banker’s Top 25 Women in Fintech and received the Women in Payments Innovation Award. Her previous accolades include Business Insider’s “Top 25 CMOs to Watch” (2020), Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology (2022 and 2023), and Women We Admire’s Top 50 Women Leaders (2022). 

Ms. Gillin also brings diverse board experience across public, private, and nonprofit organizations, including serving on the board of NASDAQ global Femtech company, Establishment Labs, and participating as a member of Fast Company’s Innovation Council.