Leslie E. Bider, General Campaign Co-Chair
Leslie E. Bider is the Chief Executive Officer of PinnacleCare, a private health advisory firm. Prior to PinnacleCare, Les served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner/Chappell Music for almost three decades. After graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting at U.S.C., he obtained his Masters Degree at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Les went on to practice public accounting and was the Managing Partner of Bider & Montgomery, a local CPA firm, prior to joining Warner. In addition to his other duties, Les serves on the corporate Board of Directors of Douglas Emmett, Inc. (listed on the New York Stock Exchange), as well as California Pizza Kitchens, Inc. and OSI Systems, Inc. (both listed on NASDAQ).
In addition to his current role as General Campaign Co-Chair at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Les is an alumnus of the National Young Leadership Cabinet. Les is on the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College, the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, the Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program at Children’s Hospital L.A. and active in Stephen S. Wise Temple. He has been honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Recording Industry, as well as Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Les and his wife Lynn have been married for 35 years and have two children. Their son Josh works and lives in New York. Their daughter, Michelle Bider-Stone, is married to Dan Stone and lives in L.A. with Les and Lynn’s beautiful granddaughter, Abby.
