Articles, Interviews & Podcasts

Bloomberg Law: Adopting an Ownership Playbook for Creditors 

Jon Weber and Alvaro Aguirre discuss what it takes for institutional creditors to successfully transition into ownership roles following a restructuring. (May 2026)

Bloomberg FICC Focus: A Playbook for Lenders Who Become Owners
Alvaro Aguirre and Jon Weber join Bloomberg Intelligence to discuss what lenders stepping into ownership roles must do to move from protecting downside to creating value. (March 2026)

On Boards: Building an Effective Post-Restructuring Board
Jon Weber discusses how post-restructuring boards are rebuilt, why these roles demand more engagement than traditional boards, and how disciplined governance unlocks value. (December 2025)

Octus: Who’s Flying the Plane?
Jon Weber and John Kubinak examine the value destruction risk during the gap between agreeing to a restructuring and closing, when creditors still lack authority to guide management. (December 2025)

FT Agenda: Avoiding Pitfalls in Post-Reorganization Governance
Alvaro Aguirre and Jon Weber outline best practices for lenders crafting governance structures for companies undergoing a lender-led change of control. (September 2025)

9fin: How to Avoid ‘Tissue Rejection’ in Restructuring
Jon Weber and Gisele Everett discuss the hard realities of the creditor-to-owner transition, including how to prevent organizational rejection when new ownership takes control. (April 2025)

Journal of Corporate Renewal: Journey from Creditor to Private Equity Investor
Jon Weber and Gisele Everett offer concrete advice on early operational involvement, alignment on priorities, and managing the relationship with management when creditors inherit companies. (March 2025)

Private Directors Association: Pitfalls of Post-Reorg Board Appointments
Creditors who appoint board members without adequate planning and engagement routinely end up with boards that lack credibility, demotivate management, and fail to meet investment objectives. (December 2024)

NACD: Board Member Disinterestedness & Independence
Jon Weber joins an NACD New York Chapter panel on maintaining independence, mitigating conflicts of interest, and upholding fiduciary duties in complex governance situations. (December 2024)

Webinar: Making Post-Reorg Boards Work for Investors
Jon Weber moderates a panel of experienced post-restructuring board leaders on governance, board selection, and common traps when appointing directors to oversee a reorganized company. (October 2024)

Bloomberg: Jon Weber Shares Advice on Post-Reorg Boards
Jon Weber discusses the limits of liability management exercises and shares perspectives on running effective post-reorganization boards with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Phil Brendel. (October 2024)

3iMembers: Mastering the Art of Board Involvement
Mark Gerson interviews Jon Weber on the key differences across public, private equity, and post-reorganization boards and how aligning board roles with specific challenges drives better outcomes. (August 2024)

Turnarounds & Workouts: How to Launch a Post-Reorg Board Search
Jon Weber advises creditors on selecting a retained search firm, negotiating engagement terms, and managing the process to recruit high-impact directors for a post-restructuring board. (August 2024)

9fin: Unlocking the Potential of Post-Reorg Companies
Jon Weber discusses what it takes for creditors — many with no prior ownership experience — to successfully manage companies they inherit through restructuring. (July 2024)

Reorg Research: Mastering Post-Reorg Boards
Jon Weber joins Reorg Research to discuss how post-reorganization boards differ from boards in other contexts and the role they play in successful restructuring outcomes. (July 2024)

Journal of Corporate Renewal: The 7 Deadly Sins of Post-Reorg Boards
Jon Weber and Alvaro Aguirre analyze 20 years of post-restructured boards to identify why the overwhelming majority fail to meet creditors’ expectations. (April 2024)

Reorg Research: Executive Compensation in Restructuring
Jon Weber outlines recommended approaches and common pitfalls in designing and implementing executive compensation programs in connection with a restructuring. (February 2024)

RealClear Markets: Executive Compensation Pitfalls to Avoid
Jon Weber offers creditors practical guidance on avoiding landmines and reducing friction when structuring executive compensation during a restructuring. (January 2024)

Private Equity International: Operating Partner Forum — Chairman’s Opening
Jon Weber served as Chairman of Private Equity International’s Operating Partner Forum and participated as a panelist on value creation team processes and operating partner engagement models. (October 2021)

CEO Experience Series: Interview with Jon Weber
Jon Weber was interviewed by The CEO Experience, an invitation-only gathering for senior corporate leaders. (November 2020)

Business Insider: Elliott Management Hires Weber
Business Insider covers Jon Weber’s appointment at Elliott Management to lead a newly formed operating partner group overseeing portfolio companies. (February 2020)

Harvard Law School: Private Equity Operating Partner 101
Jon Weber presented the role of an operating partner in institutional investment management to Harvard Law School’s Association for Law and Business. (October 2019)

Hunt Scanlon: Driving Investment Returns Through Talent
Jon Weber and Suraj Ramdas share their approach as talent-centric investors on avoiding hiring biases, structured recruiting, and common mistakes in executive assessment. (September 2019)

Distressed Investing Conference: Restructured Boards
Jon Weber appears as a panelist at Beard Group’s Distressed Investing Conference on how to assemble post-restructuring boards and recruit qualified directors. (September 2019)

100 Women in Finance: Women on Boards
Jon Weber presented at an invitation-only 100 Women in Finance senior practitioner event on women serving on private equity boards. (September 2019)

FT Agenda: Picking Impactful Board Members
Jon Weber offers a practical framework for selecting high-impact board candidates, published in the Financial Times’ specialist governance publication. (August 2018)

Society for Corporate Governance: Private Company Boards
Jon Weber appears as a panelist to discuss best practices for private company board roles. (June 2018)

ACG: State and Evolution of the Operating Partner Role
Jon Weber presents and leads a panel at the Association for Corporate Growth on how the operating partner role has evolved across institutional investment firms. (June 2018)

Directors & Boards: Governing the Post-Restructured Company
Jon Weber offers practical guidance on forming a “sweat the details” board for companies emerging from restructuring. (June 2017)

Bloomberg Markets: Inside Icahn’s Empire
An in-depth Bloomberg Markets profile featuring Jon Weber, who oversaw portfolio companies as part of a lean team managing Icahn’s diversified holdings. (May 2006)