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Leo Schwartz

Leo Schwartz

Leo Schwartz is a reporter at Fortune covering fintech, crypto, venture capital, and financial regulation. He also writes the Monday edition of Fortune's weekday deals newsletter, Term Sheet, with a focus on New York venture capital. He previously worked at Rest of World, covering tech from Mexico City. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, and The Nation. He graduated with a dual master's in journalism and Latin American studies from New York University and a bachelor's from Columbia University.

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