Leo Marks

In over a decade with Stand & Deliver, Leo Marks has done transformative work with C-Suite executives and rising stars throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia, for clients as diverse as Deloitte, Cisco, CBRE, Blue Shield, Roche and many others. Leo works with leaders to crystallize their ideas, deepen their human connection, and translate expertise and passion into results. He's coached thought leaders for TED Talks, CNN appearances, and interviews with leading media figures like Trevor Noah.

Leo is an Obie-Award-winning stage actor who has performed at leading theaters across the U.S. and Western Europe, originating roles at New York’s Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Rep, Berkeley Rep, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre, LA’s Geffen Playhouse, Kirk Douglas Theater, South Coast Repertory, the Old Globe, and many others; and he was a co-founder of New York’s internationally acclaimed Elevator Repair Service theater company.

A graduate of Yale, Leo has also worked in activism and politics, co-managing two winning Los Angeles City Council campaigns. He is a recipient of the 2023 LA Drama Critics Gordon Davidson Award for distinguished contribution to the Los Angeles theatrical community, as well as the 2023 Stage Raw "Queen of the Angels" Award, for his co-leadership of a coalition whose efforts led to the passage of California state law SB1116, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund.