Les Dinkin is a Managing Director with the New York Office of Curinos; a strategic advisory, solutionsand data services firm. Les assists C-Suite clients (and Boards) to accelerate their institution's performance and competitive advantage. He focuses on improving each client’s immediate and ongoing results with practical growth programs that are grounded in strategy -- to more effectively acquire quality customers, retain top customers and deepen wallets. While his client work encompasses all segments across all channels, he has a particular affinity for retail marketing and digital.During his 25+ years of experience in strategic consulting, banking, investment services and consumer brand marketing, Les has served clients based in the U.S., Canada, Europe and South America.He has been published and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, MoneyMagazine, USA Today, American Banker, Banking Strategies, and interviewed on BloombergRadio, NPR, among others. Mr. Dinkin has been a frequent speaker on accelerating profitable results at industry conferences sponsored by the BAI, CBA and others.Les was previously a partner at Oliver Wyman, at KPMG Peat Marwick and President of the NBW Consulting Group. Prior to consulting, he was an executive with Citibank and American Express. Prior to financial services, he was a consumer brand executive with Nabisco and International Playtex. Les also taught Marketing as an Adjunct Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.Les earned an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and studied electrical engineering at Brown University.