BOUTRIS GROUP, INC.

BUSINESS & POLICY ADVISEMENT
REAL ESTATE CONSULTING

California, New York, Washington, D.C., Tokyo


For Initial Contact, please e-mail BGI at:
inquiries@boutrisgroup.com

DEMETRIOS A. BOUTRIS, President
dab@boutrisgroup.com


BOUTRIS GROUP, INC., is a business and policy advisement firm focused on key executive and  decision-
maker consultation, including corporate governance, strategic planning and crisis management.  BGI also
consults on large-scale real estate development and transnational business projects.


DEMETRIOS A. BOUTRIS is the founder and President of BGI. He is a corporate governance and regulatory
expert, real estate developer, sits on corporate and public service boards, and is a commentator on
business, economic and public policy issues.


Mr. Boutris sits on the Board of Directors of Wedbush Morgan Securities, a broker/dealer, investment bank
and financial services firm -- where he Chairs its Governance & Nominating Committee.  He is a member of
the Pacific Council on International Policy, a Council on Foreign Relations partner.


Mr. Boutris’ former positions:  

  • Commissioner & CEO of the Department of Corporations -- California’s Investment & Financing
    Authority;

  • Legal Affairs Secretary & Counsel to the Governor of California, Gray Davis;

  • Corporate Vice President & Special Counsel to the Chairman of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings,
    Ronald O.  Perelman;

  • Executive Director & Associate General Counsel to the US Trade Representative, Mickey Kantor, in
    the  Executive Office of the President of the United States;

  • Corporate, Securities and Banking lawyer with White & Case and Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe;

  • Corporate Director of Virgin Charter, a Richard Branson Company


Mr. Boutris is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and the University of California, Berkeley (Economics,
Phi Beta Kappa).  He is married to Aurelia Mika Chang, a concert pianist, and they have two sons.