Leon Chen

Leon Chen is a Managing Partner of Kayne Anderson’s growth capital activities. He is primarily responsible for identifying and analyzing investment opportunities, monitoring of portfolio companies, and deal execution. Chen is a member of Kayne Partners Investment Committee. His areas of investment focus include software and tech-enabled businesses across media and telecom, business services, supply chain and logistics, and healthcare.

Over the years, Chen has developed an investment thesis centered around the use of technology in healthcare to drive greater value for patients and users, improved outcomes, and quality of care in delivery and operations. Leon was recognized as a Leader of Influence in Private Equity by Los Angeles Business Journal and was selected as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022 by GrowthCap. Chen graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a B.B.A in Finance.