Mr. Lasry co-founded Avenue Capital Group in 1995, and credit investing has been the focus of his professional career for over 41 years. Prior to forming Amroc Investments, LLC (“Amroc”) as an independent entity, Mr. Lasry managed capital for Amroc Investments, L.P., an investment fund affiliated with the Robert M. Bass Group. Prior to that, Mr. Lasry was Co–Director of the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department at Cowen & Company. Prior to Cowen, he was the Director of the Private Debt Department at Smith Vasiliou Management Company, the firm where he first became involved in the distressed debt markets. He spent the prior year practicing law at Angel & Frankel where he focused on bankruptcies. Mr. Lasry also clerked for the Honorable Edward Ryan, former Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Lasry is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Advisors of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Mr. Lasry graduated with a B.A. in History from Clark University (1981) and a J.D. from New York Law School (1984).