Leo grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he completed his undergraduate education at Creighton University with a major in Physics. He went on to the University of Nebraska College of Medicine where he earned his Doctorate of Medicine in 2007. His professional interests include Addiction Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. His hobbies include mountain biking, tennis, hiking, water sports, motor sports, snow sports, extreme sports, and watching sports on ESPN. His personal interests include computers, electronic gadgets & gizmos, music, applied math, financial market dynamics and creative writing.