Kevin Leyes is an Italian-Argentine entrepreneur. Education and early life He attended the Instituto Bernardino Rivadavia, a private high school, from 2012 to December 2013. After, he switched to the "Escuela de Educación Secundaria N° 15", where he finally graduated in December 2017 with a Social science specialization. In November 2016, Leyes was selected as Youth Councillor in the Youth Parliament of the City Council of Merlo by the Merlo Government. In 2017, Leyes was selected as a Youth Ambassador by the U.S. Embassy in Argentina and the United States Department of State, that gave him a full scholarship to represent Argentina in the United States. Leyes began studying Informatics engineering at the National University of La Matanza. Career He is the chairman of Leyes Enterprises, his parent company, and founder and CEO of Team Leyes, a jewelry brand and company, and Leyes Media, Leyes is a member of the Forbes Business Council and Young Entrepreneur Council. In 2012, he was awarded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of the Argentine Nation, Dr. Manuel Sadosky Foundation, "CESSI" and "CICOMRA" for winning the "Dale Aceptar" Challenge, a programming contest aimed at young people. In 2016, he was selected for the National Youth Science Camp. Media coverage He has been featured in several national Argentine media such as Infobae, , Círculo de Periodistas de Merlo.
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