Hal Lenhart has a diverse background in science and finance earning a B.S. degree in biology from the University of Nebraska, an M.S. in environment health/epidemiology from the University of Minnesota, and an MBA in finance from the University of Colorado. His experience is just as diverse as a lobbyist for the Atlantic Richfield Company, the manager of a hotel investment and export management company in Los Angeles, a financial analyst in the Treasury department of Public Service Company of Colorado modeling and refinancing the decommissioning of Fort St. Vrain from a nuclear facility to natural gas, a portfolio manager for a group of corporations involved in hazardous waste site remediation, and a professor/lecturer in finance at Regis University and the University of Colorado at Denver. He is also an active member of the CFA Institute and holds the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.