Financials

Managing Director,
ProShares Advisors, LLC

Steve Cohen joined ProShares in 2002 and has played a large role in helping to shape the firm's product, distribution, and marketing efforts. Steve has worn many hats and is the point person for the firm's major Strategic Relationships. In that role, he is also responsible for the firm's Capital Markets and National Accounts teams.

Prior to joining ProShares, Steve served as head of Marketing at Folio Investing, and before that at the mutual fund company, Calvert. He also worked with several large agencies in the advertising business for 15 years, including Saatchi & Saatchi and Bozell Worldwide, where he ran the Merrill Lynch account.

Steve earned a B.S. in Marketing and Management Information Systems from the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. Steve is married and has three children, all of whom have gone through the MCPS education system. He is also the chair and a member of the Foundation's Finance Committee.

Treasurer
Principal, GRF CPAs & Advisors

Leslie Zeid is a principal with outsourced accounting advisory services with GRF CPAs & Advisors. She has over 25 years of experience in accounting and finance, with a strong focus on outsourced accounting and advisory services for diverse organizations. Throughout her career, she has guided clients through complex financial reporting, compliance, and operational challenges, working with federal grant recipients, associations, corporate foundations, religious organizations, and nonprofit schools. Leslie has also provided outsourced accounting for government contractors.

Leslie is a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional and holds advanced knowledge of various accounting software platforms. She has led teams to success, consistently delivering high-quality, auditable financial reports and helping clients achieve financial stability and operational excellence.

Leslie received a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from Florida International University and an MBA from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business. She sits on the Greater Washington Society of CPA's Non-Profit Basics Task Force. Leslie and her husband Marc reside in Montgomery County.