# Bryan Leach

> Bryan Leach is the Denver-based founder, CEO, president and chairman of Ibotta. A former Bartlit Beck partner and Supreme Court clerk, he founded the company in 2011 and led it to a 2024 public listing. His work connects consumer rewards with measurable marketing, while his interests include Colorado mountaineering and support for his former Oxford college.

- **Role:** Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman at Ibotta
- **Organizations:** Ibotta, Bartlit Beck LLP, Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Magdalen College, University of Oxford
- **From:** Nairobi, Kenya
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** A.B. in Social Studies, Harvard College, MPhil in Economic and Social History; Marshall Scholar, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, J.D., Yale Law School
- **Known for:** Founded Ibotta and led its 2024 IPO., EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015, Consumer Technology, Mountain Desert region., ColoradoBiz CEO of the Year, 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Began studies at Magdalen College as a Marshall Scholar.
- **2006-2007** — Clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
- **Before 2012** — Practiced international arbitration and became a partner at Bartlit Beck in Denver.
- **2011** — Founded Ibotta.
- **2012** — Began full-time employment at Ibotta; consumer app launched.
- **2015** — Received EY Entrepreneur Of The Year recognition in Consumer Technology for the Mountain Desert region.
- **2024** — Led Ibotta through its April New York Stock Exchange listing under IBTA.
- **2025** — Elected a Waynflete Fellow of Magdalen College; announced the LiveLift pilot.
- **2026** — Continued leading Ibotta as the company announced its 7-Eleven digital offers partnership.

## Achievements

- Founded Ibotta and led its 2024 IPO.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015, Consumer Technology, Mountain Desert region.
- ColoradoBiz CEO of the Year, 2018.
- Elected a Waynflete Fellow of Magdalen College in 2025.
- Summited Colorado’s 58 mountains above 14,000 feet.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Ibotta announced a digital offers partnership covering 7-Eleven, 7NOW and Speedway apps, with an announced footprint of more than 11,500 U.S. locations.
- **2026-08** — Ibotta reported Q2 2026 revenue of $88.9 million, 20.9 million redeemers and a $1.2 million net loss.
- **2025-11** — Leach announced LiveLift in pilot phase.
- **2025-05** — Magdalen College elected Leach and Jennifer Gaudiani to Waynflete Fellowships after their gift supporting the Waynflete Quad.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bwleach

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Last updated: 2026-10-16