The University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business
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Sanford J. Leeds, Esq., CFASenior Lecturer Department of FinanceMBA, The University of Texas Graduate School of Business J.D., University of Virginia School of Law B.S., University of Alabama |
Sandy Leeds teaches graduate level courses, including Corporate
Finance, Advanced Corporate Finance, Investments, and Portfolio
Management / Security Analysis with a focus in the areas of Capital
Market and Investment Management. He has been President and Chief
Investment Officer of The MBA Investment Fund, L.L.C., from 2004 to
present. He is a member of the Texas State Bar and holds the
Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Prior to joining the faculty, Sandy managed money for a private
money management firm. He was one of four portfolio managers
responsible for approximately $1.6 billion of assets. He spent the
majority of his time analyzing publicly traded companies. He also
has extensive experience implementing option strategies.
In addition to money management experience, Sandy also has
significant legal experience. He has conducted approximately 100
jury trials and 100 bench trials. He has participated in the
regulation of the securities industry, conducting the hearing
against most of the principals involved in the Sterling Foster case
(a $75 million fraud). He has also advised attorneys on financial
related litigation involving options, hedge fund, and other matters.
Sandy Leeds is an experienced executive education teacher. At the
McCombs School of Business, he teaches in the Executive MBA program
in Dallas, as well as in international general management programs.
He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence; most
recently he was named Outstanding Professor by the Texas MBA at
Dallas graduating class of 2007.
