Jeff Deist

President, chief executive, and board member for the world's leading organization promoting and teaching Austrian economics.

Responsible for all aspects of mission setting, fundraising, operations, governance, budget, publishing, events, personnel, tech, investment portfolio, and facilities.

Oversee staff of 30 and annual budget of approximately $6M.

• Significant public speaking and media appearances as the face of the Institute television, major print publications, major podcasts, and hundreds of speeches at conferences worldwide.
• Consistent fundraising growth, averaging 5-10% annually.
• Consistent balance sheet growth, from $20M to over $40M.
• Consistent growth in mises.org, among the highest traffic economics websites in the world.
• Well-known author of articles, blogs, and papers on monetary policy, economics/theory, politics, philosophy, law, and culture.
• Dedicated and well-traveled fundraiser.
• Newly developed online graduate/masters degree program in economics accredited by DEAC.
• Significant expansion of academic conferences, book publishing, student programs, and fellowships.

Chief executive and primary adviser to a high-profile member of Congress and presidential candidate.

Responsible for frontline decisions on legislative, policy, political, and parliamentary matters relating to a wide variety of tax, budget, and banking issues. Managed a legislative and subcommittee staff of 17 with an annual budget of $1.5M

• Researched, wrote, and edited hundreds of speeches, statements, and memos on topics ranging from economics to banking to tax policy.
• Coordinated and planned a series of high profile hearings in the Domestic Monetary Policy subcommittee covered by all major financial media.
• Frequently provided comments to major media outlets.
• Extensive US travel.

Transaction advisor for a variety of Fortune 500 strategic buyers and midsized private equity firms (primarily buy-side). Responsible for staff/team management, managing deal flow, and significant client relations (selling work/upselling services).

Deal sizes from $10M to over $2B.

Responsible for financial and tax due diligence, legal and tax research, drafting purchase agreements, structuring (domestic and cross-border), bankruptcy/restructuring, modeling post-transaction cash flow and tax analysis, and post-purchase integration.

• Performed numerous onsite diligence projects of varying duration and complexity.
• Produced complex deal structuring plans in highly readable “cookbook” format created in-house to simplify presentation of cross-border acquisition steps for clients.
• Worked effectively with firm colleagues in transaction services, tax compliance, international tax, SALT, and enterprise valuation to provide more seamless transaction services and keep client work within the firm.
• Maintained high billing while managing reduced scope and client budgets in a down market (2008, 2009) with heavy fee pressure.
• Streamlined due diligence reports with an emphasis on graphics/charts and reduced text; Integrated tax modeling (e.g. post acquisition cash tax analysis) with highly complex client models to help “own the numbers” and sell additional
  post-closing tax work;
• Representative clients: Sun Microsystems, Odyssey Investment Partners, Wellspring Capital Partners, Hellman & Friedman, the Carlyle Group.

Associate attorney for major accounting firm and two estate planning/tax boutique law firms. Practice focused on merger transactions, reorganizations, and restructuring. Also practiced in asset protection and estate planning for high net worth individuals,using offshore asset protection trusts and family limited partnerships.

Heavy client contact and direct responsibility for 20-30 active client files. Significant research and document drafting; some litigation.