As WPNI's vice president of classifieds and local products, Goli Sheikholeslami is responsible for directing the company's classified and listings strategy. In this capacity, she oversees the expansion of Washingtonpost.com's local marketplaces, including the award-winning jobs, cars, real estate and merchandise products. Prior to assuming her current position, Sheikholeslami spent three years as a member of the management team of The Washington Post newspaper’s classified advertising department.

Sheikholeslami came to the Washington Post from publishing powerhouse Conde Nast. As senior vice president and managing director of Style.com, Sheikholeslami was responsible for overall development, creative direction and day-to-day operations of Style.com, the online home of Conde Nast's premiere fashion publications: "Vogue" and "W." During her tenure from 1997 to 2002, Sheikholeslami also served as general manager of Conde Nast's online division, CondeNet. In this capacity, she was responsible for the daily operations of CondeNet and all strategic and developmental initiatives. During her time at CondeNet, the company launched Epicurious.com, Concierge.com and Style.com.

Sheikholeslami started her Internet career in 1994 as manager of planning and finance for Time Warner's digital marketing group where helped define the cable division’s web strategy. Before embarking on a business career at major media companies, Sheikholeslami worked in the entertainment industry; first producing documentary films and then for the cable network Court TV.

She holds an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service with a BS in international economics.