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Jeff Nusbaum

Managing Director

Special Situations
Jeff Nusbaum

Mr. Nusbaum joined Littlejohn & Co. in 2019 as a Portfolio Manager. He brings more than 25 years of special-situation investing, restructuring, and operating experience. He has served in senior leadership roles within investment firms and on numerous corporate boards and committees. Prior to Littlejohn, Mr. Nusbaum was the co-founding partner of Reef Road Capital, a credit opportunities fund where he led the investment team. Prior to launching Reef Road in 2012, Mr. Nusbaum spent over 15 years at J.P. Morgan, where he was a Managing Director and the Group Head of both the Credit Trading Desk Analyst Team and Credit Liquidity Solutions, two principal investment businesses that he built and managed throughout his tenure. Mr. Nusbaum began his career with the successful turnaround of a hotel and real estate company. He received a B.B.A. with concentrations in Entrepreneurship and General Management from Emory University and an M.B.A from Cornell University.