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.
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]
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]
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] becoming the largest tech IPO in Colorado history. [12] The company partners with retailers such as Walmart, Dollar General and Coca-Cola. [11] [13]
In June 2015, Leach received the Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Mountain-Desert region from Ernst & Young. [14] In June 2018, Leach was recognized as a Top 10 CEO in the US for small and medium-sized businesses by Glassdoor.com. [15]
Leach served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Colorado Academy and KIPP Colorado. [16] [17]
In 2019, Leach and his wife made a gift to the Colorado Academy for a new Center for Performing Arts. [18] The Leach Center for Performing Arts replaced the former Froelicher Theatre, which was constructed in 1976. [19] 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 Colorado Academy. [19]