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Leslie Zacks

Leslie is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Clearside Biomedical where he leads, follows and inspires daily. Leslie believes strongly in giving back to the Atlanta community. He served on the Board of Directors for CURE Childhood Cancer for 7 years and currently serves on its Advisory Council. Leslie also served as a mentor for the First Tee of East Lake and as an advisor to Georgia Bio's Emerging Leadership Network. Leslie's first AJC Peachtree Road Race was in 1986 and since then he has completed numerous triathlons, marathons, and shorter events. Leslie and his wife Tanya reside in the Druid Hills neighborhood with their children Madeleine, Andrew and Charlie.