James Lecher

James Lecher is an experienced valuation services professional currently serving as Associate Director at Equity Methods since January 2019, specializing in the design and valuation of equity compensation awards under ASC 718. Previously, James held senior positions at LTCG and Stock & Option Solutions, LLC, focusing on financial reporting for equity compensation. As the Founder and CEO of 718 Valuations, LLC, James addressed the challenges companies faced with performance-based vesting. Earlier in the career, James was the Director of Research and Development at Radford Valuation Services, creating innovative Monte-Carlo valuation tools, and also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Arcadia University. James's expertise encompasses a wide range of topics, including fair-value determination and financial reporting for equity compensation. James holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Arcadia University.