Mr. Grillo joined American Securities Advisors, LLC in 2005 as Founder and CEO. Mr. Grillo was previously with Evercore Partners, where he was Senior Managing Director and Founder of the Restructuring Group from 2001 through 2004. From 1999 through 2001, he was a Senior Managing Director of Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Inc., a private equity investment firm specializing in investments in troubled companies. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Grillo was a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group, L.P., where he was a member of the Investment Committee and Private Equity Group, Co-Founder of the Restructuring Group, and Chief Operating Officer of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. His experience in directing corporate restructurings, reorganizations and strategic investments has included leadership positions Chemical Bank, American Securities, AMA Management Corporation, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Grillo holds a B.A. in economics from Rutgers College as a Henry Rutgers Scholar and an M.B.A. in finance from The Wharton School.
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