Management Team

Mr. Daraviras is the Co-President of Leucadia Asset Management (“LAM”) and is responsible for the overall management of the business and a Managing Director of Jefferies. From 1996 through 2014, Mr. Daraviras held several positions, including, most recently, Partner and Managing Director, at Jefferies Capital Partners LLC (“Jefferies Capital Partners”) or its predecessors. Jefferies Capital Partners was a middle market private equity fund management group.

Mr. Daraviras serves or has served on the boards of several public and private investments of Jefferies Financial Group and its affiliates.

Mr. Daraviras holds a BS and MBA from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Kumin is the Co-President of Leucadia Asset Management (“LAM”) and is responsible for the overall management of the business. Mr. Kumin joined LAM in 2018. Prior to joining LAM, he was CEO of Folger Hill Asset Management from 2014 until 2018. Previously, he worked at SAC Capital Advisors from 2005 to 2014, serving as Chief Operating Officer for the last 5 of those years. Mr. Kumin also worked at Sanford Bernstein and Lazard Asset Management.

Mr. Kumin currently serves on the boards of Starwood Property Trust (“STWD”), Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, The Fessenden School in Newton, MA, Team Impact in Quincy, MA and the Trust Board at Boston Children’s Hospital. Mr. Kumin is a member the Breeders’ Cup Board and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association board. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the US Lacrosse Foundation Board and as a member of the Johns Hopkins Lacrosse Advisory Board.

Mr. Kumin holds a BA in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Mr. Del Mauro is the Global Head of Business Development & Marketing for Leucadia Asset Management (“LAM”) and is responsible for leading the global capital raising effort. 

Mr. Del Mauro joined LAM in 2017. Prior to joining LAM, Mr. Del Mauro was a Vice President on the Business Development team within the Hedge Fund Group at Investcorp, a global alternative asset manager. Previously, Mr. Del Mauro worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management. He also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Del Mauro holds a BS in Finance and Marketing from Fairfield University.

Mr. Cherney is Global Co-Head of Business Development & Marketing for Leucadia Asset Management (“LAM”) and is responsible for overseeing investor relations, business development strategy, and capital raising.

Prior to joining LAM in 2020, Mr. Cherney was Head of Business Development & Investor Relations for Scopia Capital, an institutional alternative asset management firm employing a fundamentals-based, value-driven investment approach. Previously, he was a Vice President at BlackRock, where he was responsible for the sourcing, performance of due diligence on and monitoring of hedge fund managers. Prior to that, he was an Investment Analyst at Amherst College, where he was a member of the team managing the Amherst endowment.

Mr. Cherney earned a BA in History, Phi Beta Kappa, from Amherst College and an MBA degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Kirkwood is Global Co-Head of Business Development and Marketing at Leucadia Asset Management (“LAM”). He is responsible for overseeing UK and EMEA capital raising, with a particular focus on the Middle East.

Mr. Kirkwood joined LAM in 2019. Previously, he was CEO of Carrhae Capital, a London-based emerging markets equities boutique he co-founded in 2011. From 2009-2011 he was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Asset Management, with a focus on alternative investment funds. Prior to Credit Suisse, he spent eight years at BlackRock as a Managing Director in the Alternative Advisors unit, heading EMEA, which he joined when BlackRock acquired Quellos Capital Management, where he had been a partner, and had established and built the European office from inception in 2002. He began his career at UBS, in sales trading of FX derivatives as well as equity structured products.

Mr. Kirkwood holds a BA Hons (First Class) and M.Phil in Economics from Cambridge University.

Mrs. Levovitz is a Managing Director and General Counsel for Sales and Trading at Jefferies LLC. She has been at Jefferies since August 2006. Her coverage areas include Equities, Fixed Income, Asset Management and Wealth Management. Prior to joining Jefferies, Mrs. Levovitz was the Head of Legal for Equity Derivatives (U.S.) at Société Générale, New York Branch, and Assistant General Counsel, Equity Financial Products, at Bank of America, N.A. Mrs. Levovitz began her career at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Mrs. Levovitz received her JD from New York University School of Law and her BA from Bryn Mawr College. She is a member of the New York Bar.

Mr. Smith is the Chief Operating Officer of Leucadia Asset Management (“LAM”) and is responsible for overseeing the key corporate functions. Mr. Smith has been the COO of LAM since 2017. From 2010 through 2017, he served as Chief Administrative Officer for Jefferies LLC and continues to be a member of the firm’s Risk Management Committee. Before taking on the role of Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Smith was the Chief Operating Officer of Jefferies Global Equities Division. Prior to joining Jefferies in 2009, Mr. Smith worked at Bank of America for nearly 10 years, where he held several roles, including Chief Operating Officer of the Global Equities Division and Global Head of Equity Finance, responsible for managing securities finance, equity swaps, and margin financing for the firm and for clients. He was a founding member and Chief Operating Officer of the Structured Investments Division at Bank of America which provided leverage, liquidity, and administration services to fund-of-funds.

Mr. Smith received a BA in Economics from St. Lawrence University.