As a finance leader, I leverage my experience in bankruptcy, special situations investing, corporate credit analysis, and portfolio management to execute quality deals. I’ve acquired deep industry knowledge spanning private and public credit, equity, and real estate trades and have a robust Wall Street background. This industry expertise combined with my capability to strategically assess key components of financial products and capital/corporate structures enables me to act decisively – moving forward quickly to craft, execute, and negotiate profitable deals or refining my focus to search for another strong opportunity. I seamlessly blend the more quantitative aspects of my role with my leadership capabilities to connect with stakeholders and build relationships essential to driving new business. I also excel in guiding successful negotiations, overseeing modeling, leading presentations, and am a strong public speaker. I thrived while working remotely for more than a year during the pandemic.EXPANDING OPERATIONS BY ADDRESSING CHANGING MARKET NEEDS Throughout my career, I’ve excelled at identifying opportunities to expand business while simultaneously adapting as market needs evolved. While in my current role, I surged upside income 229% in just 2 years even as bankruptcy filings slowed – successfully positioning the firm as a leader in the bankruptcy space. This drove significant new business as professionals began reaching out to me about potential opportunities.Earlier, I founded a business consulting firm to connect institutional capital providers to hard money / bridge lenders that achieved sustainable profitability within its first year. I subsequently doubled revenue. During the mortgage crisis, I led a PE startup guiding distressed residential whole loan acquisitions and mortgage special servicing that rapidly expanded to 17 states, driving staff growth from 2 to 200+ and facilitating business nationwide. After joining a start-up hedge fund firm as a senior credit analyst, I innovated solutions for major clients, building a solid reputation in the distressed debt space. Early in my career, I worked at Elliott Associates, L.P. and Moody’s Investors Service. I earned an MBA in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and a BA in Economics from Tufts University. SPECIALTIESCorporate Bankruptcy | Risk Assessment | Deal Structuring | Corporate Credit Analysis | Portfolio Management | Credit Risk Management | Capital Markets | Public Speaking jeff[at]jeffrey-kaplan[dot]com