President & Chief Executive Officer
Jacob Leach
Jacob (“Jake”) Leach is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Dexcom. Jake also serves on Dexcom’s Board of Directors.
As the CEO, Jake sets the company’s business strategy and vision to empower all people to take control of their health through transformative glucose biosensing technology.
Jake has over 20 years of experience shaping the continuous glucose monitoring industry and listening to customers’ needs to drive innovation and enhance user experience. With this deep expertise, he’s led the glucose biosensing evolution at Dexcom, helping make metabolic health solutions accessible to millions of people.
Since joining the company in 2004, Jake has supported all major technology advancements, including the development of the first commercial Dexcom CGM system, and all subsequent generations of Dexcom biosensing solutions.
Before becoming CEO, Jake served as President and Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that Chief Technology Officer.
Jake currently serves on the Board of Directors at AdvaMed and is an Executive Committee member for the San Diego Economic Development Corporation.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.