Leo is a Graduate Analyst supporting business development at Karp Strategies. He is a skillful business, communications, and design strategist with eight years of experience working across the built environment and startup sectors. Prior to Karp Strategies, Leo coordinated business development at the international design firm Snøhetta and led communications for the online knowledge-building platform Are.na. He is currently earning a Master of Urban Planning at Hunter College, developing a focus on equitable economic development, housing justice, and urban data analysis. He is also working with Evergreen, North Brooklyn’s non-profit industrial development corporation, to document current conditions for the area’s manufacturing businesses. Outside of work, Leo loves to cook, camp, climb, and bike the five boroughs and beyond.