Leon beker
Leon Beker is the Director of Business Development and Strategic Growth at Atlas, leading the firm’s wealth-management acquisition and advisor recruiting strategy. Mr. Beker has more than 25 years of management and business-development experience and has been a senior executive and a serial entrepreneur working with thought leaders in transport, asset management, real estate, and legislation.
Mr. Beker began his career on Wall Street, in asset custody at Morgan Stanley, before relocating to Switzerland for a metals-and-mining conglomerate, hedging aluminum options on the London Stock Exchange and handling capital transactions for the group’s portfolio. Returning to Wall Street, he quickly rose to head a leading proprietary equity trading desk as a licensed series 7, 55, and 63 trader.
Mr. Beker subsequently spent a decade at SCM Group, Ukraine's largest private conglomerate, where he held several executive roles in real estate development and transport and was responsible for strategic growth and M&A. Leon later worked in the Ukrainian government alongside the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation advising on railroad reforms and integration, transport corridors and legislative initiatives.
Mr. Beker earned a B.S. in business management from Webster University in Geneva and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Program in general management.
Mr. Beker resides in Miami Beach, Florida, and enjoys an active lifestyle anchored in early morning runs on the beach and skateboarding. He is a proud father and enjoys spending his weekends with his son, supporting his dreams as he advances in national swim meets and Junior Olympic qualifications.