K. Leonard Judson

K. Leonard Judson is the President and Managing Director of Cycad Group. Prior to co-founding Cycad Group in 2000, he practiced law for 14 years and was a partner in two law firms including May, Potenza, Judson and Baran, P.C. where he served as its CEO until his departure to the Cycad Group. Throughout his legal career a substantial portion of his practice was devoted to representing both entrepreneurs and investors in various aspects corporate law, finance, mergers and acquisitions. Leveraging upon his experience interning for the SEC and his subsequent securities law practice, Leonard was as a member of the NASD Board of Arbitrators from 1989 to 2002 and chaired numerous securities industry related arbitrations. Among his responsibilities at Cycad Group, Leonard currently serves as a Director or observer to the board of directors of several of Cycad Group’s portfolio companies including, ImaginAb, Nanosteel Corporation, Sofie Biosciences, and Lixivia. Leonard is also a Director and the Executive Vice President of the Glenn Foundation For Medical Research, Inc., a non-profit foundation supporting basic research to understand the biology of aging with the objective of developing interventions to extend the healthy years of human life. Leonard holds a J.D. with Honors, from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and a B.S. degree, Cum Laude, from Northern Arizona University.