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Michael Leach has spent his career in rooms where the stakes were high and the path forward was unclear — from the sidelines of the National Football League to the West Wing of the White House.

He served as Assistant to the Head Coach for the Chicago Bears, led Labor Relations at NFL Headquarters, and in 2020 became Chief People Officer for the Biden–Harris campaign. In 2021 he made history as the first-ever White House Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Special Assistant to the President.

Today he is Founder and CEO of BridgeTrust Partners, an advisory firm helping leaders, executive teams, and institutions move through complexity with conviction. Faith Over Fear is the framework that shaped him — and the one he now teaches.