Mr. Stein is Founder and Managing Partner of Stein Advisors LLC, a financial advisory firm that provides consulting services to public and private companies experiencing significant challenges, including financial and operational restructuring, complex contract renegotiation and litigation, and increased regulatory oversight. He has served as an Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Restructuring Officer and as a director on board committees including audit, compensation, corporate governance, finance, restructuring and risk management. Mr. Stein previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of GWG Holdings, Inc. and as Chief Restructuring Officer of Liberty Steel Group Holdings Pte. Ltd., Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, LLC and Westmoreland Coal Company.
Prior to founding Stein Advisors LLC in 2010, Mr. Stein was a Co-Founder and Principal of Durham Asset Management LLC, a global event-driven distressed debt and special situations equity asset management firm. From 2003 through 2009, Mr. Stein served as Co-Director of Research at Durham responsible for the identification, evaluation and management of investments for the various Durham portfolios.
From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Stein served as Co-Director of Research at The Delaware Bay Company, Inc., a boutique research and investment banking firm focused on the distressed debt and special situations equity asset classes. Earlier in his career, he was an Associate and then an Assistant Vice President in the Capital Preservation & Restructuring Group at Shearson Lehman Brothers.
Mr. Stein received a B.A. in Economics from Brandeis University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from New York University. Mr. Stein is a Certified Turnaround Professional as designated by the Turnaround Management Association.