Jason Mudrick


Jason Mudrick is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Mudrick Capital Management, an investment firm specializing in distressed credit and deep value event driven investing. As of December 2019, Mudrick Capital manages $2.7 billion in assets.

Career

Before starting Mudrick Capital in 2009, Jason was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Contrarian Capital Management, an investment firm specializing in distressed debt, which had over $5 billion in assets under management at its peak. Before Contrarian Capital, Jason was an investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch & Co.
Fortune Magazine named Jason one of the "Best Traders of Wall Street" in 2011, specifically citing his winning bets on CIT and SuperMedia. Jason was named as one of the 2010 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds from Institutional Investor.
Jason has served on multiple creditors' committees and served on the Board of Directors of numerous public and private companies, including Safety-Kleen Holdings, Integrated Alarm Services Group, Salton, Rotech Healthcare, NJOY Holdings, Corporate Risk Holdings, Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation, Fieldwood Energy, Proenza Schouler, cxLoyalty and Dex Media, where he is currently the Chairman of the Board.

Personal life

Mudrick has a BA from the University of Chicago and a JD from Harvard Law School.