Aaron Leventhal
Senior Consultant
Expertise:
Business Strategy, C-Level Leadership, Sustainable Business Practices, Supply Chain Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Economic Growth Policy, Environmental Policy
Experience:
CEO of a 150-employee product company from start to exit; COO of a high-speed manufacturing business; Vice President of Sales for a small craft business; Founder, SaaS start-up; Senior Strategy Consultant, LECG; Senior Economist, the Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Board Chair, New Voice of Business
Education:
MA, Public Policy, The George Washington University; BA, Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz; Japanese Culture Intensive, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
About
Award-winning executive leader with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of business strategy, sustainability, and policy innovation in corporate, government, board, educational, and entrepreneurial settings. Renowned for navigating high-impact change with a data-driven, team-first, success-focused, and decisive decision-making approach. Experience includes building bridges with businesses, organizations, and policy actors to achieve meaningful, lasting success at the community, regional, state, and national levels. Recipient of the U.S. Congressional Leadership in Sustainability Award, California’s Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership honor, and multiple industry recognitions for business, technology, and environmental leadership. Proven track record in building successful growth models, designing innovative approaches that generate results, leading transitional opportunities, forging stakeholder trust, and building world-class businesses and organizations from the ground up.
Also an author, a father, a coach (business and soccer), a world traveler, and a lifelong learner. I love trying new things, challenging the status quo, and empowering others to do the same.
