UBS is a diversified global financial services company, with its main headquarters in Basel and Zürich, Switzerland. It is the world's largest manager of private wealth assets and is also the second-largest bank in Europe, by both market capitalization and profitability. UBS U.S. is headquartered in New York City.

UBS (gold sponsor) has sponsored LEAD since 2004 and has supported the program in a variety of ways. In recent years, UBS executives spoke in front of approximately 30 students at Duke and the University of Pennsylvania. Recently, the company’s executives met LEAD participants at an informal fireside chat.

A Wall Street icon, UBS has asked LEAD to promote the company’s involvement at New York University events and area locations.

UBS has also hired several LEAD alumni over the years.