Mr. Michael J. Epstein

Michael J. Epstein is the global special situations leader for Deloitte Transactions and Business Analyt- ics? restructuring practice in Boston, although he spends his time primarily in its New York office. His practice is centered on crisis management, financial advisory services and insolvency consulting activi- ties in both middle-market and large transactions. Mr. Epstein works with management teams, credi- tors, creditors? committees and boards of directors in many aspects of distressed businesses, operational reengineering and financial restructuring. Previously, he was CEO of the largest provider of software solutions for specialized asset-based finance and back-office support for lease administration. He helped found that company?s first business unit outside of the U.K., and he held a board seat for the parent company for nearly six years. In 2017, Mr. Epstein was inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Bankruptcy. He is the author of ?Own Up to The Truth,? MediaWeek (September 2010), ?Furthering Insolvency,? Institutional Investor Corporate Governance Guide (October 2003) and ?Beyond Investor Relations: Communicating with Stakeholders in a Crisis,? Investor Relations (Spring 2003). A frequent industry panelist and an author of articles regarding corporate governance and stakeholder communica- tions, Mr. Epstein received his B.S. from Tufts University and his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.