Creator of the Trunity eLearning Platform that globally empowers higher education, K-12, corporate enterprises, and government agencies to create, manage, and share knowledge, Trunity Holdings announced the appointment of Ivan Berkowitz, Ph.D. to the company’s Board of Directors.
A corporate executive and advisor, Dr. Berkowitz has 40 years of experience in both the financial and real estate industries. He has served as a corporate advisor on matters that pertain to corporate structure and governance, transfer pricing, European Union antitrust law, mergers, as well as international syndication. He currently serves as Chairman of Great Court Capital, a global structured finance and traditional merchant-banking firm, which he founded in 2003 and is based out of New York City. Dr. Berkowitz is active in identifying and managing the investment process for a number of esteemed individuals, institutions, and hedge funds.
Dr. Berkowitz served as senior managing partner of Avatar Associates until its sale in 2003, a New York-based institutional asset management firm. It was there that he managed $1.8 billion in assets. He has been a member of the boards of directors of both public and private companies, domestically and internationally. In addition, Dr. Berkowitz is a Board member of the Council for Economic Education and a past board member of Yeshiva College and Cambridge in America. He is also a Life Member of the Cambridge Union.
Dr. Berkowitz earned a Ph.D. in International Law from Cambridge University, an MBA in Finance with honors from Baruch College and a B.A. cum laude in Economics from Brooklyn College. He has guest lectured at both academic and professional events that have included the Young Presidents’ Organization, Cambridge University, Whittier College School of Law, and New York University’s Center for Law and Business. Additionally, he has remarkably contributed to a number of business, law and academic journals, one of which includes the Cambridge Law Journal and Juris Doctor.
“We are delighted to welcome Ivan to our Board of Directors and are confident that his world-class corporate and finance experience and trusted guidance will prove highly valuable to Trunity as we continue to establish our Company as a leader in the global education market place,” commented Chairman and CEO of Trunity, Arol Buntzman. Continuing, he added, “Ivan has already proven instrumental in introducing Trunity to major academic organizations and non-profit institutions who could benefit from the Trunity eLearning Platform — each representing exciting new business development opportunities for our Company.”
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