Mr. Atkinson is a vice president with CarVal Investors, responsible for evaluating distressed credit opportunities in North American corporate securities. Prior to joining CVI in 2010, Mr. Atkinson worked at Deephaven Capital Management as a senior distressed credit analyst, where he made investment decisions regarding distressed and certain event-driven situations. He also worked as an investment banking associate in the Financial Institutions Group at Piper Jaffray. Mr. Atkinson received his B.S. in Finance from Iowa State University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.