Leah Guggenheimer
Managing Director & Chief Innovation Officer
Leah Guggenheimer is Managing Director & Chief Innovation Officer with responsibility for overseeing Burford’s organizational strategy and process and its evolving marketplace opportunity.
Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Guggenheimer was Chief Operating Officer of Tiger Bay Advisors, a boutique consulting firm for alternative investment managers. Prior to joining Tiger Bay’s executive leadership, she was a Chief of Staff at leading hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. Ms. Guggenheimer began her career as a practicing litigator at firms including Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, subsequently transitioning to marketing, business development and process design roles at firms including Jackson Lewis, Darby & Darby and Dechert.
Ms. Guggenheimer graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.