Hal assists with corporate restructuring and board advisory services.

Professional experience

Hal has over 30 years of experience as principal, investor, director, operating manager, partner, and financial advisor to public and private companies including growth capital companies, ESOP-owned companies, small and large businesses, and turnarounds.

He began his career in finance with Ernst & Young in 1978 working as a member of the Financial Advisory Services team providing corporate finance, valuation, restructuring, and litigation support services. He later became the Managing Director of their European multinational consulting business unit.

Hal has also served as Vice President at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young; a founder and member of the Board of Directors at Artisan Inks; and as a Strategic Restructuring Advisor/Chief Restructuring Officer in multiple restructuring situations.

Affiliations

Strategic advisor and investor at Kaleidoscope, Inc., adjunct professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Independent Trustee of the Illinois State Employees Retirement System, investor and member of the board of directors at Mark Shale; Insignis, Inc.; O’Tech Corporation.

Education

Masters of Management in Finance from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University; Bachelor of Arts and Science in Economics & Accounting from Holy Cross College; Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant; Chartered Financial Analyst.