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Board of Directors Relationship Management – Liaison to and extensive work on board governance matters for the Board of Directors of approximately 50 hedge fundsInvestment Funds – Formation and Launch – Fund Document Updates Complex Legal and Business Project Management across internal and external teamsManager of outside consultant attorneys performing legal servicesLegal Information Management and Dissemination to Business Partners Legal Documents and Regulatory Forms Preparation

Westport, Ct

Governance ManagementRepresentative of Investment Manager to hedge funds’ Board of Directors;Investment Funds – Formation and Maintenance; Attorney – contracts, hedge fund regulatory filings, compliance;Legal and Business Project Management.

Westport, Connecticut

Legal Responsibilities: hedge fund contracts, regulatory filings, and complianceConsulting assignment to Bridgewater Associates, which subsequently hired me directly.

Stamford, Connecticut

Legal Projects: (i) Managed the submission and approval process for agreements with the corporation’s largest customers; (ii) drafted responses to RFPs and (iii) managed the process between a bid award and execution of agreement. Corporate Board of Directors Project: Direct report to the General Counsel on confidential corporate project involving members of the Board of Directors, external professionals and colleagues.

Attorney and Chief Operations Manager, involved in all aspects of senior management, with responsibility winding down business operations of 3rd generation firm and establishing a new company. Accomplishments and responsibilities included: (i) debt reduction and cash flow management; (ii) recovery of assets, and sale of real property and inventory; (iii) cost control, taxes, accounting and legal; and (iv)operations and relationship management

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor, General Studies - Literature, Science & The Arts