Stephanie Leichter has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She began her career in Investment Banking as an analyst at Merrill Lynch in the Real Estate Investment Banking group. She then worked in both Equity and Fixed Income Research across a variety of industries including E-Commerce, Retail & Consumer, Railroads and Basic Industries (Paper, Chemicals, Metals) at Lehman Brothers, where she was a VP and Senior Analyst. Stephanie joined ITE in 2016 as Head of Credit Research and subsequently moved into the role of Chief Administrative officer, managing the firm’s recruiting and hiring, human resources, and internal policies and processes.