Leila El-Badawi is an equity-focused HR professional and Lead Relationship Manager at Positively Partners. She manages client relationships and oversees HR services, driving strategic planning and service quality while aligning HR practices with organizational goals.
Leila is passionate about improving the employee life cycle and leverages her process-oriented mindset to create efficient and equitable HR operations. She fosters environments that prioritize both human connection and service excellence, advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Leila began her career in an afterschool program and rose to Director of Human Assets, Operations at a national nonprofit, where she managed HR systems, compliance across 26 states, and COVID-19 policies. She then led benefits and leave policies for a 600-person company.
Leila holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies with a Business minor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a Certified Retirement Plan Sponsor Professional (CPSP) and holds a Google Project Management Certificate.
She lives in Chicago with her husband, Ady, their cat, Zaya, and dog, Rocky.
