Kevin Leary

Kevin Leary has 18 years of professional investment and accounting experience. He is the President of Hallador Investment Advisors, a family office and SEC-registered investment advisor to private investment funds. Kevin is responsible for Hallador’s overall operations and sits on its Investment Committee. He was previously Hallador’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and an investment analyst. In addition, to Empower, Kevin’s present and past Board and Board Observer roles include Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS), Talage Insurance, Orchid Asia (LPAC), and MCR Hotels (LPAC), Calibrate Ventures (LPAC), and Shea Ventures (LPAC). Prior to joining Hallador in 2015, Kevin spent five years as an investment analyst with Spitfire Capital in San Francisco, California, 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, LLP, 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.