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Chris Lay
InvestorCo-Founding Partner at Leonid Capital Partners · Strategic Advisor, Board Member at Los Angeles Venture Partners
Huntington Beach, California, United States
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About
Co-Founding Partner of Leonid Capital Partners, a private credit fund supporting the U.S. national security ecosystem. He holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and an MBA from USC, with over 15 years of neuroscience research experience and prior leadership roles in private equity across healthcare, financial services, and technology.
Experience
- Leonid Capital PartnersFounding Partnercurrent2020 — presentHuntington Beach, California, United States
- Special Operations Association of AmericaBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Peltoma Capital PartnersBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Los Angeles Venture PartnersStrategic Advisor, Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- Justice Solutions Group & OnTrial™Board Membercurrent2022 — present
- Veterans Education ProjectBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Silicon Beach Investment GroupStrategic Advisor, Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- Second Wave Capital ManagementChief Executive Officer // Wave Crest Financial2018 — 2019Seal Beach, CA
- Second Wave Capital ManagementFounder & Managing Partner2017 — 2018Seal Beach, CA
- BayView CapitalOwner, Chief Financial Officer, & Director of Operations // 123 Home Care2015 — 2017
- BayView CapitalOperating Partner2014 — 2015Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- LD MicroSenior Associate // Biotech Sector2013 — 2014
- Ultrawave Labs, Inc.Startup Entrepreneur2011 — 2013
- UC IrvinePostdoctoral Researcher // Neurobiology2011 — 2013
- UC IrvineDoctoral Student // Neurobiology2005 — 2011
- Scripps ResearchResearch & Development Technician // Neuropharmacology2002 — 2005
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Lay?
- Co-Founding Partner of Leonid Capital Partners, a private credit fund supporting the U.S. national security ecosystem. He holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and an MBA from USC, with over 15 years of neuroscience research experience and prior leadership roles in private equity across healthcare, financial services, and technology.
- Where does Chris Lay work?
- Chris Lay is Co-Founding Partner at Leonid Capital Partners.
- Where did Chris Lay go to school?
- Chris Lay studied at UC Irvine (Ph.D., Neurobiology); USC Marshall School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); The College of Idaho (B.S., L.H. Gipson Scholar).
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