- 13 years of investment banking and financial investing experience; graduate of Wharton School University of Pennsylvania
- 1995 – 2000, various positions within Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette investment banking in Los Angeles and London
- 2000 – 2006, various positions within the Financial Sponsors Group of Credit Suisse, London
- 2006 – 2007, co-founding member of GSO Capital’s London office (credit hedge fund, now part of The Blackstone Group)
- 2007 – 2008, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Special Situations Group, London
- Has executed more than 60 transactions with a combined value of US $40 billion+, including leveraged buy-outs, leveraged financings, IPOs and M&A