Brent Leslie is the Chief Financial Officer for the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. The Port Authority has a mission of assisting private industry in creating and retaining jobs through waterborne transportation services and innovative financing solutions. At the Port Authority, Mr. Leslie oversees all fiscal and administrative matters, including over $1.5 billion in projects financed through the Port’s development finance group.
Prior to joining the Port Authority, he served as a Senior Associate with the professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in their Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Leslie is active in a variety of professional associations, including the American Association of Port Authorities Finance Committee, the Ohio Finance Roundtable and serves as Chairman of the City of Rocky River Audit Committee. He also serves on the Boards of Building-Up Greater Cleveland (BUGC) and on the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA).
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University and earned a Masters in Business in Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Mr. Leslie is also a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of Ohio.
