Meet Leigh Ann Schultz
Former Director Leigh Ann Schultz talks about her approach to completing an endurance event in Antarctica
It’s a slippery slope from the D.C. suburbs to a muddy, sleet-whipped island off the coast of Antarctica. Just ask Leigh Ann Schultz, formerly a Director with AlixPartners, an active AlixAlumni member, and a textbook high achiever who recently completed a half-marathon at an Antarctic outpost.
Leigh Ann, a financial executive, first worked with AlixPartners as a client on a Chapter 11 case in the early 2000s, then joined the team in 2004. In 2009, she transferred from AlixPartners’ Dallas office to the D.C. office and found herself in a “freakishly athletic neighborhood” where group runs were the favored social outing, a sport that lent itself quite nicely to the consultant life, always available when she was traveling.
Positive pressure to get active escalated from “Let's go run this race and then I'll host brunch at my house,” to “let's go run this 200-mile overnight relay in bourbon country,” says Leigh Ann.
Alvaro reflected on his time here and especially the lessons that he would like to bring with him as he moves on. “At AlixPartners, I saw that my work had consequences. We were not just providing ideas to our clients, we were helping them to implement the solutions that we, in partnership with the clients, developed.” Alvaro shared. “It was so important to listen and to use the things you heard to find compromises that are acceptable to all stakeholders.”
Alvaro transitioned from AlixPartners into a new role as a Vice President at a London-based real estate investment firm, The SCP Group, and he is already eager to stay connected to his former AlixPartners colleagues and his network of AlixAlumni. “There is a really deep bench of professionals at AlixPartners.” Alvaro said. He anticipates his AlixPartners community will serve as business partners, subject matter experts, and personal friends as he moves forward on his journey.