PJT Partners, Inc. The firm is headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, San Francisco and Sydney, and employs approximately 350 people.

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Helen T. Meates was the CFO at [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners) from January 1992 to December 2014. Prior to that, they were a managing director at [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley).

Helen T. Meates is a graduate of Columbia Business School, where they earned their MBA, and the [University of Canterbury](/org/university-of-canterbury), where they earned their Bachelor of Laws.

Helen T. Meates works with David Travin - General Counsel, Ji-yeun Lee - Managing Partner. Helen T. Meates reports to Paul J. Taubman, Chairman & CEO.

Helen T. Meates

Paul J. Taubman is the founding partner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners) Inc., a global, advisory-focused investment bank. Prior to founding the predecessor firm to [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners) Inc., Mr. Taubman briefly advised clients in an individual capacity where, in less than a year, he advised clients on $220 billion in announced transactions. In October 2014, The Blackstone Group announced that it would spin off its advisory businesses and merge them with Mr. Taubman’s [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners). The newly combined company was formed and began trading on the NYSE on October 1, 2015 as [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners) Inc.

Paul J. Taubman

David Travin is a Partner and the General Counsel at [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners), based in New York. Mr. Travin joined [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners) in December 2016 and served as the Deputy General Counsel through December 2020. Prior to joining [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners) in 2016, Mr. Travin was a member of the legal departments of both UBS AG and Deutsche Bank AG. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Only Make Believe, a nonprofit organization based in New York City. Mr. Travin received a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university) and a JD from The George Washington University Law School.

David Travin

Ji-yeun Lee

Thomas M. Ryan is the Director at [PJT Partners](/org/pjt-partners). Thomas was previously an Associate at The Blackstone Group from January 2014 to December 2015, and an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan from January 2013 to December 2014. Prior to that, they were an Investment Banking Analyst at [RBC Capital Markets](/org/rbc-capital-markets) from January 2011 to December 2013.

Thomas M. Ryan attended [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university), where they studied Applied Economics and Management and earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Thomas also obtained certification from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in Series 7, Series 63, and Series 79.

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