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.
