In writing BEYOND LEANING IN, Melanie drew from hundreds of conversations with women across industries, secondary literature, and her own experience becoming a corporate executive in her thirties. Her career has also included serving as a consultant to hundreds of university presidents, vice presidents, and deans; teaching literature at UCLA while earning her PhD in English; and being a political activist and organizer. She is the founder of Strategic Imagination, a firm dedicated to supporting organizations with transformational change. View her feminist webcomics, based on scenes from her book, on Instagram (@melanieho13) or her website (http://www.melanieho.com). She was born and raised in California and currently resides in Washington, DC.