James Zukin's House

Mr. James Zukin was employed at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Inc. in the capacity of Senior Managing Director and Director. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors. He also serves as the Chairman of the firm’s Asia operations.

Mr. Zukin is a frequent speaker at business conferences in the U.S. and Asia on M&A, financial restructuring, and shareholder liquidity, among others. He has served as an expert witness in superior courts and as a faculty member of various World Bank financial conferences.

Mr. Zukin has led teams that provided advisory services in certain notable transactions including the 55 percent purchase of United Airlines by an ESOP, the financial restructuring of Executive Life, and the merger of Lockheed with Martin Marietta. His government client responsibilities include the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Korean Asset Management Company (KAMCO). Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey in 1976, Mr. Zukin was founder and director of the ESOT Valuation Group at Marshall & Stevens, and he was mergers and acquisitions vice president at Niederhoffer, Cross & Zeckhauser.

Mr. Zukin earned a B.A. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, with honors, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.