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Mario Leite

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Managing Director - Healthcare Investment Banking at Maxim Group
📍 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Mario Leite is a Managing Director in Healthcare Investment Banking at Maxim Group, with a career spanning firms like B. Riley, RBC Capital Markets, and Needham & Company. He earned his MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Molecular & Cell Biology from the University of Connecticut, blending scientific insight with financial expertise.

Beyond banking, Mario is an entrepreneur and self-proclaimed "ice cream fanatic" who founded Tea•rrific! Ice Cream. He launched the artisanal, tea-infused ice cream company after being laid off from his banking job in 2011, turning a passion project into a successful business with national distribution.

Interesting fact: The investment banker founded an award-winning ice cream company that was featured in Whole Foods and other major retailers.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Managing Director - Healthcare Investment Banking
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Personality Overview

How Mario shows up

Example Seeker
Value Driven
Curious

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Mario cares about

Healthcare Investment Banking
As a Managing Director at Maxim Group, his career is focused on capital raising and strategic transactions for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
Food Entrepreneurship
He founded and operated Tea•rrific! Ice Cream, a company creating all-natural, tea-infused ice cream, demonstrating a passion for the food and beverage sector.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
Managing Director - Healthcare Investment Banking
Maxim Group
12-2017 - 1-2019
Vice President - Healthcare Investment Banking
B. Riley Financial
12-2011 - 11-2017
CEO & Founder
Tea•rrific! Ice Cream
6-2006 - 8-2011
Vice President
RBC Capital Markets
10-2005 - 6-2006
Associate
Needham & Company
In the press

Media appearances

Maxim Group LLC Expands Healthcare Banking Platform with the Appointment of a Senior Healthcare Banker. Featured in GlobeNewswire
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Education
2003 - 2005
MBA
Columbia Business School
1994 - 1998
BS
University of Connecticut
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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