Mr. Atkinson is a director for CarVal Investors responsible for managing investments in the Corporate Securities business in North America. Prior to joining CarVal in 2010, Mr. Atkinson was a senior distressed analyst at Deephaven Capital Management. He was also an investment banker at Piper Jaffray in their financial institutions group. Mr. Atkinson received his B.S. in finance from Iowa State University, graduating with honors. He is a chartered financial analyst.