Leslie Dach
Leslie Dach is an American businessman and former government executive.
Early life and education
[edit]Leslie Dach attended Yale University where he was roommates with Christopher Buckley.[1]
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.[2][3] 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.[2] 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.[4]
The month following his departure from government, Dach was appointed to the board of directors of Sunrun.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.