2 days ago
Ride
Back Bay spin
- Distance
- 17.8 mi
- Speed
- 15.7 mph
- Time
- 1h 8m
- Elev
- 124 m
Newport Beach, CaliforniaOpen to connect
M&A Analyst · Harvey & Company
JakeLeavitt.
Mergers & acquisitions analyst sourcing investment opportunities in chemicals, contract foodservice, and property management.
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01Profile
Pacific Northwest roots, California coast.
Jake Leavitt is an M&A analyst at Harvey & Company, where he originates and evaluates investment opportunities across the chemicals, contract foodservice, and property management industries.
Raised in Tigard, Oregon, he played varsity basketball and football before heading to Oregon State University. A few formative years in Dallas followed, and today he's based on the coast in Newport Beach — still chasing the next run, the next lift, and the next deal.
B.S.
Marketing
Minor
Psychology
Focus
Chemicals · Foodservice
Also
Property Management
The route so farOregon → Texas → California
02Trajectory
From campaign trails to deal tables.
- Dec 2025 — PresentNewport Beach, CA
M&A Analyst
Harvey & Company LLCCurrentOriginates and evaluates investment opportunities across chemicals, contract foodservice, and property management, partnering with private equity and strategic acquirers on proprietary deal flow.
- Jul 2023 — Dec 2025Dallas, TX
Marketing Manager
Legends GlobalLed marketing strategy and brand campaigns for premium experiences, managing cross-functional execution from planning through activation.
- Dec 2022 — Jun 2023Salem, OR
Policy Analyst
State of OregonResearched and analyzed legislative policy, translating complex issues into clear briefs and recommendations for decision-makers.
- Jun 2022 — Dec 2022Portland, OR
Field Coordinator
Betsy Johnson for GovernorCoordinated statewide field operations and grassroots organizing for a gubernatorial campaign, mobilizing volunteers and voter outreach.
03Foundations
Built on the court, the field, and the classroom.
Tigard High School
Two-sport varsity athlete.
Basketball
Varsity · Tigard, OR
Football
Varsity · Tigard, OR
The same competitiveness that ran two-a-days now shows up at 6am on the Back Bay loop and under the barbell.
2018 — 2022
Oregon State University
B.S. Marketing, Minor in Psychology
Corvallis, Oregon
2014 — 2018
Tigard High School
Varsity Basketball & Football
Tigard, Oregon
Honors
- Benjamin F. Schumacher Distinguished Service Award
- The Order of the Phoenix Award
ToolkitMarketing ManagementStrategic PlanningCritical ThinkingDeal SourcingFinancial Analysis
In framesOff the clock
Tigard to Newport, and everywhere in between.
04Beyond the desk
The training log.
Synced from Strava — runs, lifts and rides on the Newport Beach coast, rendered as a year of orange.
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