Esther G. Leal
President & CEO
Leal Associates, Inc.
Esther G. Leal, President & CEO of Leal and
Associates, is an accomplished employee benefits executive
with
20 years of consulting and strategic planning experience.
Esther provides personal attention to the unique needs of
all her clients, identifying changing business needs and
capturing opportunities for cost containment.
Prior to establishing Leal and Associates,
Ms. Leal was Vice President of Gallagher Benefit Services,
Inc., an international consulting organization. While
at Gallagher, Ms. Leal specialized in the development of
benefit plans for both private and public sector
clients. Prior to that assignment she was Regional Director
of Business Development at CIGNA Health and additionally
worked as a sales executive in the Health Insurance Industry
for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Lincoln National Health Plan and
Humana Healthcare.
Ms. Leal earned a Master’s of Science in
Corporate Training and Development and a Bachelor’s of
Business Administration, both from Loyola University of
Chicago. She is an honored recipient of the
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. During her
graduate degree studies, she spent time abroad studying
global Human Resource practices at organizations such as Dow
Chemical, Lloyds of London, CNA Insurance and Bain
Consulting Group
Esther is a frequent speaker on healthcare/employee
benefits, most recently selected to participate in 2010
Non-Profit HR conference in Washington, DC and has served as
a panelist of “Power - Opening Doors for Women in
Healthcare”. She is a member of Forbes Advisory Panel
and a Employee Benefits Council Member of Gerson
Lehrman Consultants. Her involvement with National
Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) assisted her
with the credentialing to be recognized as a Minority
Business Enterprise in 2009.
She has served on multiple Not for Profit
Boards and is currently a board member of Special Olympics
Illinois.
For additional information, please contact
Esther Leal at:
eleal@lealassociates.com
The Team
DeAnne Glomski-
Director
M.S.- Human Resources & Industrial
Relations, Loyola University
B.S. - Human Resources, DePaul University
DeAnne@lealassociates.com
Andy Singer- Consultant
M.B.A - Accounting, Indiana University
Andy@lealassociates.com
Casey Loop - Sr. Financial Analyst
MBA. Loyola University
B.A. - Economics,
University of California- Santa Cruz
Casey@lealassociates.com
Aaron Harter - Finance Practice Leader
B.B.A. - Finance, Loyola University Chicago
aharter@lealassociates.com
