about ted leclair
Rear Admiral (RADM/two stars) Ted LeClair is the Managing Director of Saltwater Leadership (SWL). In this role, he spearheads SWL’s programs on building leaders. He has presented several thousand keynote and breakout presentations at major events around the world during the last 20+ years. He trains managers and leaders in the qualities of successful leadership, and guides teams to achieve greater success in their businesses, organizations, and life. His work emphasizes the power of human connection, enhanced communication, synthesized goals with a mission, and actionable “tools” to effect real change.
Prior to joining SWL, Mr. LeClair spent 12 years as a Senior Vice President, at Natixis Global Asset Management, a top-15 global firm. He was the Director of the Natixis Academy, where he worked with top wealth management teams all over the industry at every major firm. He engaged closely with home office leadership organizing and training their teams and coached hundreds of top wholesalers. LeClair was frequently requested for industry events and regularly received top speaking grades by attendees.
Rear Admiral LeClair brings a unique global perspective and a strong set of leadership skills. As a Rear Admiral with over 32 years in the U.S. Navy and an active navy reservist, he has completed three tours of duty to the Middle East and travelled to more than 40 different countries. He has held five commands, including two tours commanding gunboat units. He currently serves as the Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet. Prior Flag assignments he was the Deputy Director for Operations (DJ3) at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Deputy Commander for U.S. 7th Fleet, the largest forward deployed fleet in the world.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University, and master’s degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and the US Army War College. He also is a graduate with distinction from the Joint Forces staff college. He is a Kolbe Certified consultant. As a Kolbe Certified Consultant, he has conducted over 2,000 team reviews and over 15,000 Kolbe A indexes in the past decade. He is also the co-author of the book Saltwater Leadership (2nd Edition) and co-founder of the fastest growing wealth management firm (RIA) in Austin, TX, 994 Group. www.994group.com
