Jon F. Weber is an American businessman, investor, and corporate restructuring specialist known for his work in operational turnarounds and strategic transformations. He is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[1]

Early life and education

Jon Weber earned a Bachelor of Science degree and an MBA from Babson College.[2][3] He received a Juris Doctor degree, graduating cum laude from Harvard Law School.[2][3]

Career

Weber started his career as a corporate lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.[4] In 2003, he joined Icahn Enterprises, where he served as CFO, President and headed the operating partner group.[5][6][7][8][9]

Working with Icahn, Weber held chief executive roles at Philip Services Corporation, WestPoint Home, and Viskase Companies.[4] After his tenure at Icahn Enterprises, Weber held senior roles at Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group,[4][6][8][10] Anchorage Capital Group,[11] and BlueMountain Capital Management.[6][12] He later joined Elliott Investment Management as Managing Director and led the Firm’s Global Portfolio Operations Group.[13][8][9]

Weber has served on the boards of organizations, including American Railcar Industries,[5][14] Crescent Communities, National Energy Group,[15] PLH Group, WIND Hellas, Windstream, Xenith Bankshares, and XO Communications.[3][16]

Public Speaking

Weber has authored articles in industry publications, including "Governing the Post-Restructured Company" in Directors and Boards (2017) and "Picking Impactful Board Members" (2018).[17][18]

He has participated in Distressed Investing 2019, where he discussed strategies for effective post-reorganization governance.[19][20] In 2021, Weber gave the opening keynote as Chairman of the Operating Partners New York Forum.[21] In 2024, Weber was interviewed in podcasts by Bloomberg Intelligence and Octus (f/k/a Reorg Research) discussing best practices for boards of post-restructured companies.[22] He was also featured in an interview with 9fin on Unlocking Potential of Post-Reorg Companies; and authored articles in The Journal of Corporate Renewal on The 7 Deadly Sins of Post-Reorg Boards[23] and Octus on Executive Compensation in Restructuring.[24]

His insights have been featured in Bloomberg Intelligence and Private Equity International, where he has addressed governance practices and approaches to distressed debt investing.[25][18][26][21][27]

References

  1. ^ "Council on Foreign Relations". www.cfr.org. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  2. ^ a b Clay. "Jon F Weber". Clay. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  3. ^ a b c "JON WEBER". CEO Experience Series. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  4. ^ a b c "Jon Weber". Veritux. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  5. ^ a b "Jon F Weber Net Worth (2024)". www.gurufocus.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  6. ^ a b c "Jon F. Weber - Executive Bio, Work History, and Contacts - Equilar ExecAtlas". people.equilar.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  7. ^ "LittleSis: Jon F Weber". littlesis.org. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  8. ^ a b c Weber, Jon (2024-01-18). "Executive Compensation: Recommended Approach, Pitfalls To Avoid | RealClearMarkets". www.realclearmarkets.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  9. ^ a b Sullivan, Casey. "Hedge fund giant Elliott is looking more like a buyout shop as it brings in a BlueMountain exec to head up a new group tasked with overseeing portfolio companies". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  10. ^ "Corporate Governance - Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Operating Partners Forum - New York". app.qwoted.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  12. ^ "BlueMountain Bets on Health Care with Two New PMs". Institutional Investor. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  13. ^ "Jon Weber, JFW — Unlocking the potential of restructured companies". 9fin. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  14. ^ "Weber Jon F (Form: 4, Filing Date: 12/28/2006)" (PDF).
  15. ^ "National Energy Group, Inc. Announces Approval of Delaware Litigation Settlement".
  16. ^ "Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. and Xenith Bankshares, Inc. Announce Completion of Merger". GlobeNewswire News Room. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  17. ^ "Governing the post restructured company: how to form a 'sweat the details' board". vLex. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  18. ^ a b Dorbian, Iris (2017-01-31). "BlueMountain recruits Weber as portfolio company management head". PE Hub. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  19. ^ "Jon Weber of BlueMountain to speak at Distressed Investing 2019". DISTRESSED INVESTING CONFERENCE. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  20. ^ "Speaker Bios" (PDF).
  21. ^ a b "Operating Partners Forum New York 2021" (PDF).
  22. ^ "The Reorg Primary View: An Interview With Jon Weber on Optimizing Post-Reorg Boards of Directors, and Purdue Headlines the Week in Review". Octus. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  23. ^ "The 7 Deadly Sins of Post-Restructured Boards". www.tmajcr.org. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  24. ^ "Executive Compensation in Restructuring: Recommended Approach and Pitfalls to Avoid". Octus. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  25. ^ "JFW's Jon Weber on Post-Reorg Boards: State of Distressed Debt | Insights". Bloomberg Professional Services. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  26. ^ "Private Equity International Operating Partners Forum". IntelliVen. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  27. ^ "Scott Estill to Speak at ACG Value Creation Conference | The PE Board Blog". privateequityboard.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
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