Marc Lasry is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Avenue Capital Management, a global investment firm based in New York City. Prior to this, he served as the Co-Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department of Cowen & Company, a multinational investment bank in NYC. His professional career of more than 36 years has been focused on distressed investing. In addition, Lasry serves on multiple boards of both for-profit and not-for-profit public and private companies.