Leigh Bivings, PhD, CDFA®, CFP®
Partner, Managing Director

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Leigh Bivings is a Partner and Managing Director at Beacon Pointe Advisors who is passionate about providing ethical, high-quality service to clients and is dedicated to her client’s financial well-being. Prior to Beacon Pointe, Leigh founded Artemis Financial Advisors (which joined Beacon Pointe in 2024). Before Artemis, Leigh was a managing director at Stax, Inc., a private-equity-focused investment research firm, and a partner at the Monitor Group, a global strategy advisory firm. Her international experience spans Latin America, where she was a Peace Corps volunteer and conducted her doctoral work. She has also worked in Canada, Latin America, and Europe and has traveled widely internationally. Leigh has a Ph.D. in applied economics from Stanford University, an M.A. in International Trade and Finance from the University of Sussex, and an A.B. in International Relations from Pomona College. Leigh has received a variety of awards, most notably the AAEA National Prize for Most Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in 1993.  Leigh is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) and has completed specialized training in the financial issues of divorce. Leigh is very active in the community and is currently a volunteer at the International Institute of New England (IINE), helping to resettle refugee families. She is also a member of the Boston Economic Club (BEC) and the Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA). Outside of the office, Leigh enjoys tennis, biking, traveling, and reading history.