A history of service

Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar in each of the three years of study. John M. Olin Foundation Fellow for the Study of Law and Economics, for two years. Articles Editor, Journal of Transnational Law.

Graduated with honors and distinction.

Enlisted 1986. Recruit training, San Diego, CA. Hospital Corps “A” School, Great Lakes, IL. Tapped for Fleet Marine Force Corpsman training with the US Marine Corps at Camp Johnson, NC. Active reservist based in St. Petersburg, FL. Mobilized for active duty in Operation Desert Storm, 1990–1991. Multiple commendations. Honorably discharged 1994.

Oversaw corporate development, business transformation, strategy execution, financial systems and incentive design, organizational alignment and digital strategy, including time as Advisor. Doubled production, diversified product base, digitized leads and automation applications. Named “Insurtech of the Year.” Secured significant minority investment.

Early-stage venture special situations investing, focused on visionary entrepreneurs in technology-driven industries undergoing transformation.

A $13 billion global distressed private equity franchise. Responsible for structuring all major investment and disposition transactions, capital-structure arbitrage and liability and crisis-management situations. Investment Partner with sector focus across media, telco and technology as well as litigation and creditor-committee strategies.

Corporate and Financial Restructuring Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. US Corporate Head in New York, Linklaters. Chair of Private Investment Funds Practice and NY Corporate Practice Head, Bracewell.

Coordinated legal and business-development functions, capital raising and strategic sales and partnerships.

Reuters Director of Strategic Transactions. Reuters Greenhouse Venture Fund. Executive Committee Member and oversaw Legal and Y2K compliance at TIBCO Finance and the multi-billion dollar spin-off IPO of TIBCO Software.