Leeds Illuminate Team
Stephanie Nieman
Managing Director
Stephanie has over 13 years of growth equity, impact investing, and capital markets experience. Prior to joining Leeds Illuminate, Stephanie was a Principal at SJF Ventures where she spent eight years investing in health, education, and workforce companies. Prior to SJF, Stephanie was a Director at B Lab, where she worked on creating market standards for measuring and managing impact. Earlier in her career, Stephanie was in sales and business development at Pearson Education and started her career at Lehman Brothers in institutional equity sales.
Education
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School | M.B.A.
UNC Chapel Hill | B.S. in Business Administration