Candace Leeds

Director, Joined 1997
Director of Development, Global Center on Cooperative Security
candace@candaceleeds.com

Candace Leeds is Director of Development for the Global Center, overseeing outreach and engagement with partners and donors. She has decades of experience as a public relations executive, both with PR firms and in-house for companies such as Loews Corporation, where she served as VP of Public Affairs for 19 years. She has also served in a number of roles related to philanthropy and development, including as a consultant, board member, philanthropic advisor, and as Director of Donor Relations with the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation from 2014-17. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions in major public relations firms including the PR arm of Grey Advertising and the Rowland Company (absorbed by Saatchi & Saatchi).


Personal:
Partner/Jay H. Tanenbaum

Committees:
PR, Chair (Ad Hoc)
Program Development