Jose Leiman

Jose Leiman has extensive experience in the field of international tax. Jose began their career at Dewey Ballantine as an Associate Attorney in 1988. Jose then joined EY in 1996 as a Senior Manager in International Tax. In 1999, they became the Chief Financial Officer at IFX Networks. Following that, they worked at KPMG as the International Corporate Services - Tax Managing Director for the Americas Center of Excellence from 2003 to 2011. At PwC, they served as a Partner in International Tax Services, specializing in the Latin American region, from 2011 to 2021. Jose retired from the role of Partner and joined AST SpaceMobile as the SVP Global Tax in 2021.

Jose Leiman has a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Jose also holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Taxation from the same institution. Jose completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting from Florida International University - College of Business. In terms of additional certifications, they are a Member of the Bar and an Attorney, certified by The Florida Bar, and they are also a Certified Public Accountant, certified by the State of Florida. Recently, they completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and The Wharton School, focusing on topics such as preparing to be a corporate director, mergers and acquisitions, and entrepreneurship acceleration for scaling businesses.