Mr. Holt is a Senior Managing Director and serves as Cerberus’ General Counsel for the Private Equity and Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities investment platforms. Mr. Holt joined Cerberus in 2006 and previously served as a Senior Operating Executive and General Counsel of Cerberus Operations, the Firm’s operations platform, and General Counsel of the Private Equity platform. Mr. Holt serves as a senior legal advisor to the Firm on a broad array of matters involving the acquisition, oversight, and monetization of companies in the Cerberus global private equity, supply chain, venture capital, and Frontier investment portfolios. He also sits on the board of directors of, and handles special projects for, Cerberus portfolio companies.
Prior to Cerberus, Mr. Holt held executive leadership positions as the chief legal officer, corporate secretary, and senior vice president of regulatory and external affairs at several public and private companies. Before that, he was an attorney at two highly rated law firms in Washington, D.C., where he represented nationally known clients in complex trial and appellate litigation, regulatory and transactional matters before various federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Mr. Holt holds a B.A. from Drew University, Madison, N.J. and a J.D. from The Columbus School of Law at Catholic University, Washington, D.C.