James Leach
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Economics, Spanish, Art History
Carleton College
MBA
Marketing, Finance, Organization Behavior
Northwestern University
2021 : Present
Telos Corporation
Vice President Marketing Communications
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is one of the largest and most influential tech associations in the United States. The NVTC Board is made up of an exceptional group of C-level leaders in business and higher education.
2018 :
Northern Virginia Technology Council
Board Member, Executive Committee, and Chair of the Membership Committee
This group is focused on creating connections and educating government and commercial organizations and professionals that are driving the development, deployment, and use of cybersecurity technologies, solutions, and services.
2022 :
Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Leadership Board NVTC Cybersecurity and Privacy Community
NVTC Data Center and Cloud Committee has over 300 members from 100 companies. I have served as a Leadership Board Member and as the Chair. Our mission is to provide a platform for member companies and employees to connect and collaborate to drive the growth and prosperity of member companies and promote the interests and global leadership of the region's data center, cloud and digital infrastructure ecosystem.
2014 :
Northern Virginia Technology Council
Leadership Board NVTC Data Center and Cloud Community
The Loudoun County Economic Development Advisory Commission (EDAC) is made up of 23 business leaders approved by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. I have served as Chair, Vice-Chair, and as a Commissioner. The mission of the EDAC is to support the Loudoun Department of Economic Development and the Loudoun Board of Supervisors to promote the long term economic growth and development of Loudoun County in a way that is economically sustainable and results in the expansion of its commercial and industrial tax base.
2015 : 2022
Loudoun Economic Development Advisory Commission (EDAC)
Immediate Past-Chair
Skills
Business Development, Channel, Competitive Analysis, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Data Center, Demand Generation, Information Technology, Leadership, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Marketing Strategy, New Business Development, Product Management, Professional Services, Solution Selling, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Cloud Computing, SaaS, Go-to-market Strategy, Enterprise Software, Salesforce.com, oilfield, directional drilling, onshore, drilling engineering, oil & gas, offshore drilling, upstream, completion, customer service, energy industry, formation evaluation, health insurance, life insurance, logging, petroleum engineering, Cross-functional Team
About
James Leach is a proven marketing executive and corporate leader with significant experience building high-tech businesses globally. He is a catalyst for growth that has been part of corporate turnarounds, rebranding and repositioning, launching new products and markets, and mergers and acquisitions from startups to large enterprises. He is focused on strategy, execution, deliverables, and metrics.
James is an expert in B2B and B2G marketing and sales. He is an excellent communicator, collaborator, strategic thinker, and player/coach. He has managed marketing budgets of $10 million and a staff of 40 professionals distributed in offices around the world. Specific areas of marketing expertise include:
- Strategic Messaging - Crafting and delivering the core messages about the company and its products.
- Market Development - Driving new and incremental revenue streams through industry verticals, customer segments, products, and channels.
- Demand Generation - integrated campaigns leveraging digital marketing and account based approaches to generate leads and opportunities.
- Communications - Producing websites, brochures, presentations, events, videos, and sales tools.
- Press and Industry Analyst Relations - Writing press releases, briefing industry analysts, managing interviews.
Mr. Leach is a unique marketing leader that possesses all the skills to lead a global marketing team and drive revenue growth, and in addition has real-word experience in sales, product management, business development, sales operations, channels, sales engineering, and strategy. He has been the top marketing executive reporting to the CEO, president, or general manager at six publicly traded companies or business units with revenues from $40 million to $6 billion. He was actively involved in nine strategic mergers and acquisitions with a total value of $4 billion.
James Leach is a leader in information and communications technology (ICT) solutions. He is experienced in cybersecurity, cloud and SaaS, data centers and hosting, enterprise hardware and software, and telecommunications including content delivery networks (CDN), DDoS protection, and virtual private networks (VPNs). Currently he is focused on bringing to market advanced cybersecurity solutions in automated IT risk management, network obfuscation, threat intelligence, identity management, and consulting services.
He has written and published dozens of articles, spoken at over 100 industry conferences, created and hosted a podcast series, and was featured on CBS Morning News and National Public Radio (NPR).
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