Mr. Leland currently serves as Partner and Head of Capital Markets at BC Partners. Since 2019, Mr. Leland has also served as Chief Executive Officer of BC Partners Securities LLC, a registered broker-dealer in the United States. Prior to joining BC Partners in 2018, Mr. Leland spent 18 years at Citigroup Inc., a multinational investment bank and financial services corporation, focusing on leveraged finance, most recently as Managing Director in the Capital Markets Originations Group. Mr. Leland previously served on the board of directors of GardaWorld Corporation, a global security services company. Mr. Leland holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance from The George Washington University. Mr. Leland s individual qualifications and background include extensive accounting, compliance and finance experience.