Peter S KaufmanMr. Kaufman has been at Gordian Group since 1990. Prior to joining the firm, he was the founding Co-chairman of the Committee on Investment Banking of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). With Henry Owsley, Gordian Group's Chief Executive Officer he is the co-author of the definitive works in the field, the recently published Distressed Investment Banking: To the Abyss and Back - 2nd Edition, Beard Books, 2015; Equity Holders Under Siege: Strategies and Tactics for Distressed Businesses, Beard Books LLC, 2014 and Distressed Investment Banking: To the Abyss and Back, Beard Books. All books are must-read for boards of directors, management teams and shareholders and/or owners of financially stressed situations, as well as for buyers and professionals. Additionally, Mr. Kaufman has been profiled by The Deal, where he is consistently ranked as one of the 10 leading national investment bankers in financial restructurings.* He has also been profiled by Bloomberg. He is frequently asked by national TV networks and other media outlets to speak on restructuring and bankruptcy topics. Prior to joining Gordian Group, Mr. Kaufman was a founding member of First Boston Corporation's Distressed Securities Group. As an investment banker and attorney, he has more than 25 years of experience solving complex financial challenges. In 2013, he testified in front of the ABI Commission on Bankruptcy Reform in regards to valuation. In 2014, the University of Virginia awarded him an honorary appointment as a Visiting Executive Lecturer at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Kaufman received a B.A. with honors in History and Art History from Yale College (where he won letters in varsity lacrosse). He also received a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he graduated in the top quarter of his class. Read More Read Less