Japan-based American Clifford Bernstein has spent the last decade in a variety of legal and banking positions, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions with a focus on technology companies. Mr. Bernstein has held positions as an attorney with Shearman & Sterling and investment banker with Citigroup as well as advisory roles with ValueClick Japan, Booz Allen & Hamilton and DKR Oasis.
He was awarded a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Kaoru Kashiwagi Scholar in Japanese Law and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and an LL.M. from Kyushu University, where he was a Monbusho Scholar. Prior to Columbia, Mr. Bernstein worked at Marubeni Corporation and received a B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College. Mr. Bernstein is currently the President of the Dartmouth Club of Japan and an avid enthusiast for outdoor activities of any type. |