ATHENA ART FINANCE

Founded in 2015, Athena Art Finance is an institutional, specialty lender dedicated to making loans secured by blue-chip fine art... Athena is able to satisfy a wide variety of financial needs. We create bespoke loan structures to meet our clients' financial objectives and goals... Leslie's career straddles the worlds of both finance and art. She started a long career in finance working as an analyst for Morgan Stanley (fixed income) and JPMorgan (high yield) and at a hedge fund focused on credit investing throughout the entire capital structure. Leslie is herself an avid art and design collector. Marrying her skill set in credit with her passion for art, at Athena she is focused on new business development and originations. Leslie is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley.

Also known as: Athena, Athena Art Finance Corp.