Neal Lesh is a computer scientist with field experience in applying information technologies to help organizations address poverty in low-income regions. He is the chief strategy officer at Dimagi.

Neal has published and lectured extensively in data visualization, data mining, and automated planning and logistics. He has developed medical record and analysis systems for Partners in Health, the government of Rwanda, and a large AIDS treatment program in Tanzania, and worked with many other Universities and NGOs. He is coordinating a Harvard-funded research project in South Africa.