USD Law Alumnus Benjamin Lindquist ’13 (JD) Appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Leslie’s, Inc.

SAN DIEGO (April 12, 2024) – University of San Diego (USD) School of Law alumnus Benjamin Lindquist ’13 (JD) has been appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Leslie’s, Inc. Founded in 1963, Leslie’s is the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry.

Lindquist has been an integral member of Leslie’s legal department since joining the company in 2013. He has served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Leslie’s, including most recently as Vice President & Associate General Counsel. 

Mike Egeck, Chief Executive Officer, said, “Ben has proven his legal and business acumen during his ten years at the company. I look forward to continuing to work with him in his new role as General Counsel and as part of Leslie’s leadership team. I am also grateful to Brad for his partnership and many contributions to Leslie’s during his time with the Company and wish him the very best in his next chapter.”

Lindquist commented, “I’m honored to be taking on the General Counsel role and excited to work more closely with Mike and the leadership team as we continue executing our strategic initiatives to drive long-term profitable growth.”

He will assume his role on April 16, 2024.

About the University of San Diego School of Law

Each year, USD educates approximately 800 Juris Doctor and graduate law students from throughout the United States and around the world. The law school is best known for its offerings in the areas of business and corporate law, constitutional law, intellectual property, international and comparative law, public interest law and taxation.

USD School of Law is one of the 84 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The law school’s faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks 30th nationally among U.S. law faculties in scholarly impact and 41st nationally in past-year faculty downloads on the Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN). The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.