About the Author

James B. Shein has decades of experience as a CEO and running, advising, purchasing, and reviving distressed companies. He is now a professor of Management & Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he teaches Managing Turnarounds and Entrepreneurship. Professor Shein is also a member of the boards of directors at several public and private companies where he serves on audit and governance committees.

He was counsel at McDermott, Will & Emery, with areas of practice in corporate governance, restructurings, acquisitions, and fiduciary duties of officers and directors. Prior to that, Professor Shein spent four years as the president and chief executive officer of R.C. Manufacturing and ten years ...

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