Ryan Leeds

Ryan Leeds has worked in the financial industry since 1999. Ryan began their career at Program Trading Corp as a Wholesale Equity Trader, where they were instrumental in the re-capitalization and ultimate merger / conversion of the firms. In 2003, they moved to Sterne Agee and Leach, where they served as Co-Managing Director of Equity Trading. In this role, they managed all facets of the wholesale equity trading division, reorganized a service/cost center into a profitable division, and developed and sustained relationships with tier 1, mid market, and regional banks and broker-dealers. In 2010, they became Owner of Prime Cigar & Wine Bar, and in 2015, they became Partner at Casa de Montecristo by Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar. In 2016, they became Partner at The Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Svcs and in 2018, they became Managing Partner at Empire Social Lounge and CEO and Managing Partner at SOX Erosion Solutions.

Ryan Leeds attended the University of South Florida from 1990 to 1993, where they studied accounting and finance.