Drawing on extensive experience at the intersection of communications and philanthropy, he has worked with leading educational and cultural institutions across the UK and US, including RIBA, Tate Liverpool, the British Council, National Museums Scotland, US-UK Fulbright Commission, New York Public Library and The Smithsonian, advising on strategic narratives, curating meaningful partnerships for engagement and building brand reputation.

As Special Adviser at the University of Aberdeen, he played a key role in its pioneering £150 million development campaign, strengthening its external and public affairs and international profile, particularly in the US, and launched and served as editor of its flagship global alumni magazine for over a decade. Leonard is Managing Consultant of Forman & Partners, an Edinburgh-based strategic communications consultancy which he founded in 2011.