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Dave Leshuk

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Managing Director and Research Director, First Analysis

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First Analysis
Title
Managing Director and Research Director
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 18 September 2026

About

Dave Leshuk has more than three decades of experience at First Analysis, working closely with the firm’s sector experts to help shape research that explores promising opportunities in emerging high-growth sectors in technology and healthcare and collaborating on research and investment efforts. Prior to joining First Analysis in 1989, he worked with Arthur Andersen & Co., the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the State of Wisconsin. He earned an MBA in finance and accounting from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a certificate in environmental studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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