Bryan Leach
Bryan Leach | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil) Yale University (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and lawyer |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Ibotta |
Bryan Leach is an American entrepreneur and former lawyer. He is the founder and CEO of Ibotta.
Early life and education
[edit]Leach was born in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] The family migrated to the U.S. and after his father graduated from Harvard Business School, they moved to Atlanta, Georgia.[2] Leach went on to attend Harvard University, Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar, and Yale Law School.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Legal work
[edit]In 2006, after graduating from Yale Law School, Leach spent a year serving as a law clerk for Justice David Souter at the U.S. Supreme Court.[3]
Leach was a partner at the Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott law firm.[4] While at Bartlit Beck, Leach conceived the idea for Ibotta when he was on a flight and saw someone using a phone to take photos of business cards and receipts in order to submit expenses.[5]
Ibotta
[edit]Leach founded Ibotta in 2011, and has since served as its chief executive officer.[6] Ibotta is a technology company that provides cash back rewards to consumers on qualifying purchases through its network of publisher partners and along with its direct-to-consumer properties.[7][8][9]
Under Leach's leadership, Ibotta reached a $1 billion valuation in 2019 after its Series D funding.[10] Ibotta became a publicly traded company in April 2024 with a listing on the New York Stock Exchange[11] and partners with retailers such as Walmart, Dollar General and Coca-Cola.[11][12]
In June 2015, Leach received the Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Mountain-Desert region from Ernst & Young.[13] In June 2018, Leach was recognized as a Top 10 CEO in the US for small and medium-sized businesses by Glassdoor.com.[14]
Community involvement
[edit]Leach served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Colorado Academy and KIPP Colorado.[15][16]
In 2019, Leach and his wife made a gift to the Colorado Academy for a new Center for Performing Arts.[17] The Leach Center for Performing Arts replaced the former Froelicher Theatre, which was constructed in 1976.[18] This new theatre opened in August 2021 and was the fourth and final building of the See it Through capital campaign. Leach's gift also helped create a speech and debate program at CA.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Chowdhry, Amit. "How Ibotta Is Helping Every Day Consumers Save Time And Money". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ a b "Thought Leader: Bryan Leach gave up a lot to launch Ibotta". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on 10 Dec 2016. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ a b "The story behind Denver's most popular mobile app and why it needed to change". The Denver Post. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Ex-Colorado solicitor general, Bartlit Beck alums launch new law firm". Reuters.
- ^ "Why Bryan Leach Left His Law Firm To Help Others Save Money". Yahoo Finance. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2019-08-06). "Cashback and rebate startup Ibotta secures funding at a $1 billion valuation". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ "What You Need To Know About Walmart-Backed Ibotta's IPO Plan". Investopedia. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Cohen, Patricia (2016-03-31). "The Cities on the Sunny Side of the American Economy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Denver-based Ibotta files to go public in $100 million stock offering". The Denver Post. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Chernova, Yuliya. "Denver Startup Ibotta Reaches $1 Billion Valuation". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ a b "Walmart-Backed Ibotta Rises 17% After $577 Million IPO". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Investors Rush to Buy Ibotta Stock in its IPO". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Ibotta, Inc's Founder & CEO, Bryan Leach is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015". delimarketnews.com.
- ^ Skilling, Chaney (2018-06-21). "Glassdoor puts Ibotta chief on list of 2018 Top CEOs". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Colorado Academy. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Special to The Denver Post (2008-11-24). "People on the move". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Lee, Allen (2020-03-20). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ibotta CEO Bryan Leach". Money Inc. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ a b Communications (2019-02-12). "$3 million gift sets stage for new Center for the Performing Arts". Colorado Academy News. Retrieved 2024-05-09.