David Leach
Managing Director

Mr. Leach advises boards and top management on their executive compensation programs. He works with them to design and implement strategies and programs to help companies run their businesses and increase shareholder value. For more than 25 years, he has consulted with a broad range of companies in the industrial, technology, and service sectors.

He is on the faculty for Corporate Director Training at The Anderson School at UCLA. In addition, he provides expert witness testimony on executive compensation.

A frequent speaker on executive compensation issues, Mr. Leach has been interviewed and quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, Forbes Magazine, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, CNBC, and CNN. In addition, Mr. Leach has authored articles for various publications including Directorship, Director’s Monthly, HR Executive, Compensation and Benefits Management, and WorldatWork Journal.

Prior to founding Strategic Apex Group, Mr. Leach served as National Director of Compensation Consulting for Buck Consultants in New York City, National Practice Leader and Board Member with Compensation Resource Group (now Clark Consulting), and Principal with Towers Perrin in Los Angeles and Cincinnati. Prior to consulting, Mr. Leach managed the compensation programs at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Leach received a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business at the University of Illinois. After graduating, he completed General Electric’s Financial Management Program. While working in the financial services industry, Mr. Leach became registered with the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Security Dealers.

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