“Leadership is the special quality which enables people to stand up and pull the rest of us over the horizon.” - James L. Fisher
Ms. Leeds focuses on the recruitment of senior administrative and physician executives for healthcare and employee benefits-related companies, such as national and regional managed care organizations, specialty health providers, pharmacy benefit related companies, and a wide range of healthcare technology organizations. Her client relationships include public and private domestic and global companies, not-for-profit organizations and start-up and venture backed companies.
Prior to joining Korn/Ferry in 1997, Ms. Leeds was with the Stamford Health System, a multi-hospital system, serving as the director of managed care and the executive director of its affiliated 300 member Physician-Hospital Organization.
Earlier, she worked for US Healthcare (now Aetna), where she initially focused on network development before moving to the government relations/public affairs function. Ms. Leeds also served as director of network development for a start-up multi-site, primary care physician organization in Manhattan.
Ms. Leeds began her professional career at the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where she was the staff director for the legislature’s Committee on Health Care.
Ms. Leeds received a master’s in business administration from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and political science from Union College.
