Lena T.

Founder & President

She/Her/Hers

Lena Tom is the President and Founder of Meso Solutions. With 20 years of experience in nonprofits, political campaigns, labor unions, and more, she brings a depth of knowledge on what helps an organization thrive.

Lena has spent more than 10 years specializing as a data and analytics practitioner, connecting the numbers to the people. Throughout her career, she has helped hire dozens of staff and interns, as well as advised countless others on successful hiring.

She was also the primary author of the Hiring Guidelines released via Analyst Institute, which is now seen as a “go-to” resource for organizations in the process of hiring.

In 2017, she co-founded Progressive Data Jobs with Annie Wang. The site publicly posts data, analytics, and tech jobs to increase visibility of the work.

Her experience includes work with the 2008 and 2012 Obama elections, AFL-CIO, Analyst Institute, Interfaith Worker Justice, and Repower America, among others.

She previously served on the Board of North Side Federal Credit Union (now Great Lakes Federal Credit Union). She is an advisory board member for Inclusv.

Lena is a proud granddaughter of Chinese immigrants, a preacher’s kid, an artist, and a Midwesterner.