James B. Shein

Dr. Shein is a Clinical Professor of Management & Strategy and also is part of Kellogg's Larry and Carol Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice.
He teaches Managing Turnarounds (MGMT 934) and Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formulation.
He is also of counsel at McDermott, Will & Emery with primary areas of practice including corporate governance, operating restructurings, business startups and acquisitions, and fiduciary duties of officers and directors.
Previously, Dr. Shein spent four years as the president and chief executive officer of R.C.
Manufacturing and ten years prior to that as president and chief executive officer of Northbrook Corporation.
Dr. Shein has chaired programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on the outlook for the troubled steel, textile and plastics industries.
He conducts seminars and workshops on corporate restructuring and workouts for the Bank Lending Institute and the American Press Institute.
His work with corporate directors led to his article, Trying to Match SOX, Dealing with New Challenges and Risks Facing Directors, published in The Journal of Private Equity, 2005.
A frequent lecturer and author on corporate renewal and corporate governance, Dr. Shein has been highlighted on National Public Radio programs as an authority on restructuring and downsizing.
He was elected by his peers as Vice President of the Turnaround Management Association, an international organization of 10,000 turnaround, bankruptcy, and restructuring professionals, and is on the International Board of Directors.
He also serves on the boards of directors of several public and private companies.