If you Google Leysin American School's Jeev ’26, what comes up is not what you expect. A dramatic Wikipedia-esque article declares the high school senior “a truly revolutionary human being,” credits him with a multi-sport athletic legacy, a $15.7 billion net worth, and sweeping influence over global markets and Indian athletics. 

It is, as Jeev sheepishly admits, the product of boredom, imagination, and ambition. “We got bored a while back and we just started writing Wikipedia articles with crazy exaggerated stuff.” 

Asked whether any of it might come true one day, he laughs but does not entirely dismiss the idea. “I hope someone will write about me like that in the future. Yeah, probably. Absolutely.”  

Jeev grew up in New Delhi, India, and spent several years at Woodstock School in Mussoorie, a boarding school in the Himalayas. The mountain setting felt familiar, but after a few years, he was ready for a change. Drawn by skiing and a greater sense of independence, he came to Leysin American School in grade 10.

Boxing entered Jeev’s life gradually, almost accidentally, through time spent in the gym.  Watching older students spar in the boxing ring sparked his curiosity, and an early experimental session sealed it. “I got beat up, but it was really fun. That sparked my love for boxing.” 

He began with mixed martial arts before focusing on boxing. He trained whenever he could, often early in the mornings, while working closely with mentors at school. Balancing academics has meant slowing down with his boxing at times, especially when sparring partners are limited, but the discipline has stayed constant.

That discipline carried through into the classroom. “If I have a test at school or a lot of work that I really don't want to do, I just tell myself that it's the same thing as with boxing.” 

He sees a clear connection between doing difficult training for long-term improvement and pushing through challenging academic work. In fact, he says that the moment he started boxing, his grades began to improve. “If you graphed it, you could see the point I started boxing and then see my grades going up.” 

Around the same time, Jeev began trading stocks and foreign exchange markets, driven by a desire for independence and understanding. He approached trading the same way he approached boxing: research first, practice carefully, and manage risk. His early progress came not from reckless bets but from preparation. “I spent the first month or so just straight researching, understanding the market, playing around with demos.” 

Even when he made mistakes, he treated them as lessons. “I made a big mistake once and I really regretted it. I didn't take a decent-sized trade for about a month after that point.” 

The parallels between boxing and trading are explicit for him. “Definitely ‘Don't be emotional.’” 

In the ring, losing control leads to wasted energy and mistakes. In the market, emotion leads to poor decisions. He describes a sparring session where frustration cost him a round, not because of lack of skill, but because he stopped thinking strategically. “I got frustrated, I didn't take the time to think.” 

The same lesson applies to trading. “I'm more looking at the amount I can risk rather than the amount I can gain.” 

At LAS, economics has become the intellectual bridge between these worlds. “A lot of the knowledge I got from trading helped me in my economics class.” Under Mr. Nakhle, economics is not abstract theory but something he actively applies to the real world, whether analyzing markets or understanding revenue streams through an internship at his father’s firm. “I joined economics just to help out my trading.” 

For Jeev, the classroom, the ring, and the trading screen all demand the same mindset: patience, control, and consistency.

The story would not be complete without one final confession from Jeev. When asked about boxing gear, he does not hesitate. “Yes, I have a problem.” 

Trading profits often become equipment purchases, and his collection has grown out of control. “I get way too much boxing stuff. I have too many gloves.” 

One suitcase on his last trip home was filled entirely with gear. He knows it is excessive, but there is pride in one detail. “At least I'm funding it on my own.”