Our Team
Convergence Strategy Group is led by industry-recognized experts whose global experience, analytical rigor, and strategic insight guide some of the most complex gaming, hospitality, and leisure projects worldwide.
The Leaders Guiding Our Global Advisory Work
Scott Fisher, Ph.D.
Co-Founding Partner
Dr. Scott Fisher, co-founding partner of Convergence Strategy Group and founding partner of Leisure Dynamics Research, is widely recognized for his economic expertise and rigorous analytical approach to complex gaming, hospitality, and leisure developments. His work spans feasibility studies, market analyses, economic and community impact assessments, operational audits, and asset valuations for major projects in both the public and private sectors worldwide.
Dr. Fisher has advised on casinos, integrated resorts, hotels, theme parks, airports, arenas, and convention facilities across global markets. His operational audits of existing gaming and hospitality properties identify departmental inefficiencies and strategic opportunities, while his valuation and financial modeling work supports property acquisitions, sales, litigation, and financing transactions. His analyses routinely include detailed operating pro formas and cash-flow forecasts designed to determine the long-term viability and return on investment of major developments.
His reports have supported financing for some of the world’s largest gaming and integrated resort projects, including developments by Wynn Resorts and Melco PBL in Macau. His international experience includes feasibility and strategic assignments throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and North America, as well as regional advisory work across the Gulf Coast gaming markets.
Dr. Fisher’s industry experience includes ownership positions in Riverwalk Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Casino Monte Lago in Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. He was approved for an individual Nevada gaming license in 2009. Prior to founding Leisure Dynamics Research in 2009, he served as Managing Director of The Innovation Group and held senior roles with Innovation Capital and Innovation Project Development.
He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Tulane University, with concentrations in international trade, industrial organization, and public finance, as well as an MBA in Finance from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business, where he graduated with Beta Gamma Sigma honors. During his doctoral studies, he taught courses in public finance, law and economics, microeconomics, and macroeconomics.
Dr. Fisher serves on the Board of the Arts Council of New Orleans and its Finance Committee.
- “Data Centric: Check the Freshness Date.” Global Gaming Business, May 2022.
- “Island Fever”, discussing legalization of gaming in Taiwan. Global Gaming Business, March 2009.
- “The Asian Experience,” Q&A interview. Casino Design, 2008.
- “Asian Excitement” discussing Macau’s parallel as the Las Vegas of Asia, and how other existing and emerging Asian markets compare to large U.S. markets. Global Gaming Business, December 2006.
Dr. Fisher has been a featured speaker and moderator at leading global gaming and investment conferences, including Global Gaming Expo (G2E), G2E Asia, ICE North America, and the Southern Gaming Summit. His presentations have focused on emerging gaming markets, integrated resort development, non-gaming revenue strategy, and global industry trends.
- 2020 ICE North America moderator/speaker, “How Non-Gaming Amenities Can Draw Customers Back to Your Property”;
- 2013 Southern Gaming Summit speaker, “Non-Gaming Amenity Technology Changes, 2020”;
- 2010 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) speaker, “Singapore: Integrated Resort Model or Stand-Alone Success?”;
- 2008 G2E Asia moderator “The Macau Market: How Much is Too Much?”;
- 2008 Southern Gaming Summit panelist, “Fighting for Finance”;
- 2007 G2E panelist in session “Emerging Gaming Markets Asia”, with presentation “Asian Gaming Expansion Potential Opportunities”;
- 2007 Goldman Sachs Investment Forum at G2E Asia “Betting the Bank: Profitability and Performance of the Asian Gaming Market”;
- 2005 G2E panelist “Meeting in Macau: A Report on the First Year of Expanded Gaming”;
- 2004 Asian Gaming Expo, Singapore, panelist on gaming market potential in emerging markets;
- 2004 G2E panelist “Macau: Explosive Growth, A Risky Experiment or Both?”;
- 2003 Racino, session on racino expansion;
- 2002 G2E, panelist on racino legislation and emerging markets.
Suzanne Perilloux Leckert, AICP
Co-Founding Partner
Ms. Leckert has been recognized as a leader in the gaming and planning fields. She was nominated as a “Great Women of Gaming – Game Changer” in 2018, named an “Emerging Leader” in the casino gaming industry by Global Gaming Business, and received the Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association’s Excellence Award for the Shreveport Common Market Assessment. She holds the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) credential and completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program in entrepreneurship. She was also nominated as one of the Great Women of Gaming as a “Game Changer” in 2018, was awarded the LA-APA’s “Excellence Award” for the Shreveport Common Market Assessment in 2015, and was named by Global Gaming Business as an “Emerging Leader” in the casino gaming industry, 2013-14.
Prior to co-founding Convergence Strategy Group, Ms. Leckert served as Director of Gaming, Feasibility, and Land Use Analysis at TMG Consulting and as Director of Development Analysis at The Innovation Group. Earlier in her career, she worked for the City of New Orleans as a City Planner and Special Assistant to the Planning Director, as well as in policy and legal support roles for U.S. Senator John Breaux and the law firm Jones Walker.
She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a Master’s Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of New Orleans, where her graduate work focused on economic impact and redevelopment strategies for historic districts and commercial corridors.
Ms. Leckert remains active in mentoring emerging planning professionals and supporting community and charitable organizations. Despite her busy schedule, she remains a devoted family-woman, currently raising three young children with her husband. She also dedicates her time to mentoring young professional planners, as well as to her church, causes she believes in, and charitable organizations including Edible Schoolyard New Orleans and the Preservation Resource Center.
- “Texas Teases, #4 top trend in of Back to Basics: 10 Trends for 2023,” GGB Magazine, November 29, 2022.
- “Data Centric: Check the Freshness Date.” Global Gaming Business, May 2022.
- “Online Elephant in the Room.” iGaming Business North America, Q2 2019.
- “Sports Betting and Tribes: A Long and Winding Road.” iGaming Business North America, Q3 2018.
- “Change on the Table: Implications of Sports Betting for Native American Tribes.” iGaming Business North America, November 2017.
- “First and Fast . . . or Later and Last, Project Planning to Getting the License.” Global Gaming Business, 2012.
- “A Change in the Caribbean Rhythm.” Casino Enterprise Management, 2008.
Ms. Leckert is a frequent speaker and panelist at leading industry and policy conferences, including the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention, SBC North America, and the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States. Her presentations focus on emerging gaming markets, iGaming strategy, data analytics, customer behavior, regulatory environments, and integrated entertainment development.
- “The Omni-Channel Customer: How Shifting Consumer Behaviors are Reshaping Gaming,” Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention 2025, Panelist.
- “Assessing Opportunities: Determining Your Tribe’s Online Potential,” Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention 2025, Lead Presenter.
- “Placemaking, AI, and Creating Entertainment Experiences in Gaming Properties,” Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2024, Panelist.
- “Bet on Experience: The Intersection of Gaming & Entertainment Hubs,” Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention 2024, Panelist.
- “Industry Emerging Leaders,” Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Conference 2023, Panelist.
- Global Gaming Women Luncheon, Southern Gaming Summit 2021, Moderator.
- “Women in Gaming,” SBC North America 2020, Sponsor & Speaker.
- “Data Analytics for Marketing: Quantitative Research to Help Maximize Your Customer Base,” Speaker, Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2019, Moderator/Speaker.
- “UIGEA, the Wire Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and State-Regulated Sports Wagering in the US,” Panelist, National Council of Legislators from Gaming States Summer 2019, Panelist.
- “How a Diverse Workforce Reinvigorates Your Team,” Southern Gaming Summit, May 2019, Panelist.
- “UIGEA, the Wire Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and State-Regulated Sports Wagering in the U.S.: can this legal quartet ever be harmonized or is all just jumbled jazz?” International Masters of Gaming Law Spring Conference 2019, Panelist.
- “Shreveport Common: Using Hard Numbers to Validate and Implement the Vision,” American Planning Association, Louisiana Chapter 2015 State Conference, Moderator/Panelist.
- “Tools for Assessment of Markets,” University of New Orleans, Department of Planning & Urban Studies, Analytical Methods (graduate course), 2009.
Staff & Network of Collaborators
Convergence Strategy Group maintains a strong global network of strategic collaborators and subject-matter experts, enabling comprehensive support for complex gaming and hospitality projects.
This collaborative model allows Convergence Strategy Group to deliver multidisciplinary insight while maintaining the responsiveness and senior-level attention of a boutique advisory firm.
Drawing on decades of industry experience and long-standing professional relationships, the firm works with specialists in:
- iGaming and online gaming
- Sports betting and regulatory strategy
- Casino marketing and operations
- Casino and resort design
- Investment banking and project finance
- Gaming regulation and compliance
- Consumer and market research
- Civil engineering and transportation planning
- Construction cost estimation and management
- Retail, mixed-use, and leisure development
Strategic Insight Backed by Real-world Results
Work directly with experienced principals who have guided successful casino, resort, and leisure developments across global markets.