Steven Leiva

Steven Leiva has a diverse work experience spanning over the years. Steven started their career as a Summer Intern at J.P. Morgan in 2007, where they analyzed credit risk profiles and evaluated the risk and return characteristics of hedge funds. Steven then interned as a Summer Sales & Trading Intern at Banc of America Securities in 2008. Following that, they worked as an Analyst - Bond Futures at Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 2009 to 2010. In 2010, Steven joined Trillium Trading, LLC as a Proprietary Equity Trader, executing the firm's trading strategies and assisting in developing new ones. Steven then worked as an Equity Research Associate at Morgan Stanley in 2013, conducting analysis on the biosimilars industry and valuing a publicly-traded company. In 2014, Steven joined IBM as a Senior Professional Financial Analyst, where they analyzed the financial and operational performance of software-as-a-service companies and made significant improvements to the acquisition process. Finally, they joined Nationwide TFS in 2016 as a Senior Software Developer.

Steven Leiva has a diverse education history. In 2005, they began their undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree with General Honors in Political Science & History. Steven completed their undergraduate education in 2009.

After working for a few years, Steven decided to further their education and enrolled at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2012. Steven successfully completed their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in 2014, specializing in Accounting, Finance, and Strategic Management.

In 2015, Steven attended Dev Bootcamp, where they received a certification in Software/Web Development. Later the same year, they pursued a Full Stack Web Development Certification at freeCodeCamp, enhancing their skills in Computer Software Engineering.

To further supplement their qualifications, Steven obtained a Triplebyte certified Generalist Software Engineer certification from Triplebyte in November 2019.

Overall, Steven's education journey includes a Bachelor's degree in Political Science & History, an M.B.A. with a focus on Accounting, Finance, and Strategic Management, as well as certifications in Software/Web Development and Generalist Software Engineering.