Les Trachtman is a seasoned entrepreneur, business mentor, and educator with multiple years of experience in providing the much-needed guidance for founders and successors in leadership transition. His book, "Don't F**K It Up: How Founders and Their Successors Can Avoid the Cliches that Inhibit Growth" is a bestseller on Amazon. He is the CEO of Purview, a healthcare software company focused on remote second opinions. Les is known for his ability to ask tough questions and challenge executives to take a critical approach to business operations, uncovering practices that inhibit growth. He combines his vast knowledge in legal matters, marketing, technology, and business operations to accelerate growth and increase stakeholder value.

Les Trachtman boasts an impressive academic background that includes a BSEE in Electrical Engineering from Union College, an MBA in Finance/Marketing from Emory University - Goizueta Business School, and a JD in Business from Emory University School of Law. He is an Adjunct Professor of Business at the John Hopkins Carey School and has taught and lectured in several other universities, including Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Business, and George Mason University.

His impressive leadership experience spans several companies, including Purview, Force 3, Active Endpoints, e-Onehundred Group, and Transcentive. He was also the Vice President of Business Development at Progress Software and Director of Corporate Development at Hyperion.

Les Trachtman is a frequent speaker at industry events such as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Conference and is the Entrepreneur in Residence at Union College. He has published notable articles such as the Founder Plots a Coup in the Harvard Business Review. One of his career highlights is featured in the Harvard Business School case study Les is More Times Four.