Leland Faust founded CSI Capital Management. He was chief investment officer from 1978 through 2011 and managed over $1.5 billion for the company and was chief investment officer of a highly rated mutual fund.

Since 1978 he and his firm have represented over one hundred NFL, NBA and MLB all stars, as well as many Grammy and Academy award winners.

Faust was born in Los Angeles California in 1946. In 1968 he graduated from the University California, Berkeley with a bachelor of arts degree.

He completed an Economics major with distinction in the honors program and great distinction in general scholarship. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1967. He was a member of both the varsity swimming and water polo teams. In recognition of his success in both academics and athletic competition, he was a recipient of an NCAA postgraduate scholarship

In 1971 he graduated cum laude from the Harvard Law School with a JD degree. While at Harvard he instructed a class in United States income taxation as part of the International Tax Program.