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President Vladimir Putin holds a videocall with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on January 21, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images)
Trustee
Laurence C. Leeds, Jr. serves on the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees.
Laurence C. Leeds, Jr. serves on the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees.
Mr. Leeds served as the chairman of Buckingham Capital Management, a New York equity management firm. He was also executive vice president and managing director of the Buckingham Research Group. Prior to Buckingham, Mr. Leeds was the chairman and CEO of Manhattan Industries (Manhattan Shirt Company).
Mr. Leeds received a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.