Leonid Capital Partners

Co-Founding Partner leading investments in U.S. defense and space contractors, with 25+ years in finance including M&A, direct lending, and corporate finance, plus over a decade as an aerospace/defense engineer and program manager. Holds an MBA from USC and a Bachelor's in Astrophysics from Rice.

VP of Finance, previously an Associate in Guggenheim Securities' Life Sciences group advising biotech and pharma on M&A and capital raising, with prior roles at Breakwater and Red Mountain Capital Partners. Holds an MBA from USC and FINRA Series 79 and 63 licenses.

VP and former U.S. Navy officer who directed the Navy's Autonomous Vessel Program R&D and earlier worked as an Associate at BlackRock. Holds a B.A. from Bates College.

Associate who previously was a Senior Associate in KPMG's Deal Advisory & Strategy practice supporting private equity clients. Licensed CPA with a B.S. from Chapman University and an M.S. in Accounting from USC.

Marketing Associate with prior market research and communications experience via an internship at Tracker + Scout. Holds a B.S. in Psychology from Santa Clara University.

Associate on the Underwriting team; spent six years in the Marine Corps as a Scout Sniper and training instructor. Holds a B.A. in Biology from the University of Kansas and an MBA from USC.

Junior Analyst with prior internships in investment research at Canterbury Consulting and private equity at Allied Legacy Partners. Holds a B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Economics from Chapman University.

Investor Relations Associate who previously led investor relations at MC Companies and CG Capital. Holds a B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University's Barrett Honors College.

Analyst in the Washington, D.C. office; earned a B.A. in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and an M.S. in Management from George Washington University, with prior work at Econ One Research.

Analyst with experience from Salem Partners' Investment Banking Division on middle-market M&A and prior work in KPMG's Audit practice. Licensed CPA with a B.S. in Accounting from San Diego State University.

Senior Associate who previously was an Investment Associate at a family office and a Lead Associate in Kroll's technology investment banking group. Holds a B.S. from USC, FINRA Series 79 and 63 licenses, and is a CPA.

CFO and CCO leading financial strategy and oversight; previously SVP Finance at Nano Banc with senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Tailwind Capital, and Pier Asset Management.

Analyst who previously worked at PwC in assurance for private equity and hedge fund clients; also serves part-time as a UH-60M Black Hawk pilot in the California Army National Guard. Holds a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara.

Accounting Associate who previously was an Assurance Senior at Ernst & Young focusing on private credit funds. Licensed CPA with a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from UC Santa Barbara.

COO with decades of operational and financial leadership across private equity, banking, and corporate restructuring; previously led Lanes Management Services advising organizations through transitions.

Chief of Staff with 15+ years across military health research, government relations, and operations; previously Senior Policy Researcher at RAND. Holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Brandeis and a B.S. in computer science from Georgetown.

Junior Analyst with internships in equity capital markets at ICR Capital and Roberts & Ryan, plus a prior internship with Leonid. Holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.

Analyst with prior internships in analytics and fintech; holds a B.A. in Economics from Claremont McKenna and is pursuing an M.S. in Business Analytics at Villanova.

Brian directs the Naval Postgraduate School's Remote Sensing Center NCR and previously served as Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Special Capabilities and Chief Scientist for MASINT at the NRO. He served over 23 years in the U.S. Air Force and holds physics degrees from the Air Force Academy and Air Force Institute of Technology.