Kaufman arrives at Mudrick Capital after a decade-long tenure as Chief Legal Officer and Global General Counsel at Muzinich & Co. His background spans both legal and financial leadership, including a stint as CEO and co-founder of the fintech firm Junction Investments and an earlier career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. His legal foundation includes serving as a clerk for Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a corporate associate role at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Jason Mudrick, the firm’s founder and Chief Investment Officer, cited Kaufman’s experience with alternative asset managers as a critical asset for the firm’s future growth. Kaufman holds degrees from Columbia University and Yale Law School. He will now lead legal strategy for the firm, which specializes in stressed and distressed credit and equity opportunities across its New York and London offices.