Kevin Leary
Kevin is responsible for setting Hallador’s strategic direction along with Hallador’s Board, maintaining a strong culture, and overall operations and execution of the firm, and sits on the Investment Committee. Kevin was previously Hallador’s President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and an investment analyst. He is an active Board Director and LPAC member at multiple Hallador portfolio companies and funds. Prior to joining Hallador in 2015, Kevin spent five years as an investment analyst and key early team member with Spitfire Capital in San Francisco, a value-oriented, fundamental, research-intensive domestic equities fund. He also contributed to Spitfire’s accounting, operations, marketing, compliance and trading activities. Previously, Kevin spent four years at Grant Thornton, a global accounting and advisory services firm, where he most recently served as a Manager in the Valuation Services Group. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Santa Clara University, and was on the men’s Rowing team.