James S. Feltman

James S. Feltman, CPA, CFF is a senior managing director with Teneo Capital LLC in New York. He is among the most experienced bankruptcy fiduciaries in the U.S., having served as a chapter 11 Trustee in 25 assignments, an examiner in 14 matters and a chapter 7 trustee in more than 10,000 cases. Mr. Feltman’s experience as a bankruptcy fiduciary is multi-jurisdictional (including the Southern District of New York) and cross-border. Additionally, he served in other fiduciary roles in numerous matters, including as a mediator, arbitrator and monitor. His industry specialization includes agriculture, retail, manufacturing and distribution, real estate/construction, aviation, healthcare, financial services and other industries. Mr. Feltman’s experience as a fiduciary includes operating and managing businesses, overall case management, sales and liquidations of assets and business interests, claims development and prosecution, negotiating settlements, and administering claims payment schemes in a variety of cases for more than the last two decades. Mr. Feltman has managed the dispositions of a range of businesses and business interests, real estate, personal and intellectual property. Mr. Feltman is currently serving as a member of the board of directors of PDV Holdings (the U.S. petroleum refining and distribution entity owned by the Republic of Venezuela) and Grafton Holdings Inc., which operates several insurance companies in the U.S. He has decades of experience working in Latin America. Mr. Feltman is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida. From 2002-08, Mr. Feltman was a member of ABI’s Board of Directors. He was honored as one of the 2015 Consultants of the Year by Consulting Magazine. Mr. Feltman received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his M.P.S. from Cornell University.