Leo Bottary is the founder and managing partner of Peernovation, LLC.  An award-winning author of four books, most recently Peernovation 365, and the Second Edition of Peernovation: Forged by CEO Forums. Perfected for Teams. Leo is also an international Speaker, an adjunct professor at Rutgers University, and an Opinion Columnist and Advisory Board Member for CEOWORLD magazine.

Leo’s first book, which he co-authored with former Vistage CEO Leon Shapiro, The Power of Peers: How the Company You Keep Drives Leadership Growth & Success (2016), explored how and why formal peer groups for CEOs and business leaders are so effective. His second book, What Anyone Can Do: How Surrounding Yourself with the Right People Will Drive Change, Opportunity, and Personal Growth (2018), examined the power of enlisting and engaging the complete circle of the people who surround us in both formal and informal settings. He has delivered more than 1,000 workshops and keynote addresses throughout North America and Europe.

Before teaching at Rutgers, Leo was an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, leading online and on-campus learning teams as part of the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership program. In April 2015, he was named adjunct teacher of the year for Seton Hall’s College of Communication and the Arts.

Earlier in his career, Leo served in senior leadership positions at Mullen and Hill & Knowlton, where he was also director of client service for the US. In the mid-1990s, he founded a public relations agency that a leading trade publication hailed as a regional powerhouse, new media pioneer, and great place to work.

Leo earned a BA from Jacksonville University, an MA in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall, and completed his doctoral coursework at Northeastern.