Laurence C. Leeds, Jr.

Laurence C. Leeds, Jr. (“Larry”) is the former Chairman of Buckingham Capital Management, Inc, a New York based investment advisor which closed in 2019. He entered the investment industry in 1988 as an analyst for The Buckingham Research Group, Inc. He later started and co-managed Buckingham's RAF fund, which invested primarily in retail, apparel, and footwear related equities. Prior to Buckingham, he had a fulfilling career in the apparel industry which began in 1955, when he joined the Manhattan Shirt Company, founded by his great-grandfather in 1857.  After a series of promotions, he became the President in 1968.  In 1974, he became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Manhattan Industries, a post he maintained until 1988. One of his notable stories was his role in the discovery of the designer Perry Ellis and the launching of his career.

Leeds is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School and received a BA from Yale University and a MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  For many years he was the Republican District Leader for the New York 66th Assembly.  He has served on the Development Board of Yale University and the Board of Carnegie Hall, D.A.R.E New York, and Phoenix House. He currently serves on the Boards of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, FIT Foundation, Prep for Prep, New York Junior Tennis & Learning, and the Hudson Institute. Additionally, after 15 years as a Trustee, he now serves as an Overseer of NYU Langone Health.

Leeds served on active duty in the United States Naval Reserve from 1952 until 1955.  He has two daughters, Ashley and Tracy Leeds, and six grandchildren. He was also the father of Cary Leeds, who passed away in 2003, and loving husband to Dalia Benary for over 60 years until her passing in 2016. He remarried in 2022 and lives in Palm Beach, Florida with his wife Ginger.