Mark Adelson
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Biography
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Mark Adelson is an independent consultant, the editor of the Journal of Structured Finance, and the content director at Portfolio Management Research (f/k/a Institutional Investor Journals). He was chief strategy officer of The BondFactor Company LLC from November 2012 to April 2016. Adelson served as S&P's chief credit officer from May 2008 until December 2011 and then held a research position at the company through August 2012. As S&P's chief credit officer he supervised the overhaul of the company's rating criteria in the wake of the financial crisis. He has broad expertise in securitization, with particular emphasis on mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). He has authored numerous articles and reports covering a wide range of fixed-income subjects including credit analysis, models and model risk, regulatory and accounting topics, and detailed coverage of the major securitization industry conferences over the past 10 years. Adelson is also a lawyer, admitted to practice in New York.
Education
- AB Princeton University (1978 — 1982)
- JD University of Michigan Law School (1982 — 1985)
Companies
- Content Director PMR Journals (a division of With Intelligence) (2017)
- Editor, Journal of Structured Finance PMR Journals (a division of With Intelligence) (2015)
- Consultant Independent Consultant (2012)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor NYU Stern School of Business (2014 — 2016)
- Chief Strategy Officer The BondFactor Company, LLC (2012 — 2016)
- Executive Managing Director, Senior Research Fellow Standard & Poor's (2011 — 2012)
- Executive Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer Standard & Poor's (2010 — 2011)
- Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer Standard & Poor's (2008 — 2010)
- Founding Member Adelson & Jacob Consulting, LLC (2007 — 2008)
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