Leslie Dach
Leslie Dach is an American businessman and former government executive. He has served in advisory roles for the Rockefeller Foundation[1] and Skoll Foundation.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Leslie Dach attended Yale University where he was roommates with Christopher Buckley.[3]
Career
[edit]Dach became involved in the Democratic Party during the 1988 United States presidential election and served as an aide in the administration of Bill Clinton.[4][5] He later went to work for Edelman, a corporate public relations consultancy. In 2006 Dach accepted the position of Executive Vice-President of Governmental Relations and Corporate Affairs at Wal-Mart with a compensation package reported to be worth $3 million in stock options, on top of his annual salary.[4] During the administration of Barack Obama he served as a senior counselor at the Department of Health and Human Services for almost two years. There, he worked on promotion of Obamacare.[6]
The month following his departure from government, Dach was appointed to the board of directors of Sunrun.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brad Woodhouse Appointed Protect Our Care Campaign Director". Protect Our Care. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "The 11th Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship - Program" (PDF). Skoll Foundation. March 2014. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 27, 2023.
- ^ Goldberg, Jeffrey (April 2, 2007). "Selling Wal-Mart". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Frazier, Mya (October 4, 2006). "Wal-Mart's $3 Million Man: Leslie Dach". Advertising Age. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Clifford, Stephanie (March 8, 2013). "Man Who Helped Image of Wal-Mart Steps Down". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Diamond, Dan (April 12, 2016). "How to think about Medicare's new primary care plan". Politico. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "Sunrun Appoints Former Walmart Executive Leslie Dach to Board of Directors". May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.