Marc Lasry is chairman, CEO and co-founder of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment manager with over $13 billion in assets under management. Avenue, founded in 1995 and headquartered in New York City, has nine offices around the world. Distressed investing has been the focus of Lasry's professional career for more than 26 years. He also co-founded Amroc Investments L.P. in 1989 in association with the Robert Bass Group Inc. as a distressed debt investment partnership. Prior to that, Lasry was co-director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Co. He previously served as director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Co. Lasry also clerked for former Chief Bankruptcy Judge Edward Ryan of the Southern District of New York. He serves on the board or advisory board of Mount Sinai Medical Center, The Clinton Foundation and the 92nd Street Y. Lasry holds a B.A. from Clark University and a J.D. from New York Law School.

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Alternative Investments: Where Do the Next Great Returns Lie?

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