Leia P. Carpenter, Principal at Adell, Harriman & Carpenter, Inc. holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from Rice University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA.) Leia previously served as a Principal of Kingston Financial Services starting in 1990. Since 1999, Leia has been a Principal at Adell, Harriman & Carpenter, Inc. Leia is a member of the CFA Society of Houston.

She is very active at West University Baptist Church by singing in the church choir and teaching bible study. She and her husband are parents to a Gen Z son and two dachshunds. She enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, and seeing live music from her favorite bands.