Co-founded Crestview in 2004. Retired from Goldman Sachs in 2003 where he was head of the Merchant Banking Division in Europe; co-COO of the Principal Investment Area worldwide; and a director of Goldman Sachs International. Among his responsibilities at the firm, Mr. Volpert led Goldman's European private equity business; initiated and led Goldman's investment efforts in distressed companies and real estate; conceived and established Goldman's mezzanine fund business; and started the firm's private equity business in Japan. Mr. Volpert is a director of Key Safety Systems, Oxbow and ValueOptions. Mr. Volpert received a JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review. He received an MBA, with high distinction, from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. He received an A.B. from Amherst College, summa cum laude, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. From 1981 to 1982, he was a Luce Scholar in Singapore working for the Straits Times. Mr. Volpert is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board at Harvard Law School.