Leonardo López Carreño earned a master's degree at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, with a specialization in Arts and Culture Reporting. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English from Columbia University in 2021. Leonardo has previously worked as an Editorial Intern for Medical Marketing and Media, a publication by Haymarket Media focused on covering news in pharmaceutical marketing. Throughout his time in graduate school, he has followed the track of audio journalism, studying production for radio and podcasts.