Jeff Aronson

Co-Founder, Managing Principal at Centerbridge Partners

Jeff cofounded Centerbridge Partners in October 2005 with Mark T. Gallogly. Together, they oversee and have ultimate responsibility for the Firm’s investment activities and serve as members of the Management Committee.

Jeff has been active in credit, distressed strategies & special situations for nearly 30 years, and has been deeply involved in many U.S. and overseas restructurings. Prior to cofounding Centerbridge, Jeff was a Partner at Angelo, Gordon & Co., where he led that firm’s distressed securities and leveraged loan efforts. Before joining Angelo, Gordon in 1989, Jeff served as Senior Corporate Counsel at L.F. Rothschild & Co. He began his career as a securities attorney with the law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

Jeff is the former Chair and a current member of the Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkins University and also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkins Medicine and New York University School of Law.