Our Expertise, Your Success

Mission

To provide trusted and effective resolution for “end of life cycle” businesses, helping boards, lenders, investors and other stakeholders to navigate complex challenges and to transfer their burdens to us.

Vision

To provide corporate wind down services through expertise, integrity, and flawless execution resulting in better outcomes for all impacted.

Meet The Team

Trustworthy Advocacy

David M. Johnson

Principal

Molly Froschauer

Principal

Jeffrey Klausner

Principal

Ryan Small

Principal

Howell Zheng

Principal

Jose Felix

Principal

Sudhir Aggarwal

senior advisor

Howell Zheng

Principal

Mr. Zheng is a corporate finance professional with over a decade of experience across investment research, data analytics, and strategic financial operations. He has a proven track record of scaling companies, navigating fundraises and restructurings, and supporting businesses through transformational phases. He has operated within organizations ranging from early-stage, venture-backed startups to mature, publicly traded companies.

His industry experience spans consumer products, fintech, healthcare, insurance, logistics, manufacturing, retail, SaaS, and institutional investing. Prior to joining Resolution, Mr. Zheng led Finance organizations at venture-backed companies, focusing on strategic planning, corporate finance, investor relations, and business operations. He began his career at BlackRock in New York, where he supported multi-asset investment funds through macroeconomic research and investment idea generation. 

Jose Felix

Principal

An accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience in General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, foreclosures, liquidations, and bankruptcy proceedings, Jose E. Felix has built a reputation for expertly managing complex projects and guiding companies through financial distress. With a deep understanding of due diligence, financial reporting, and asset liquidations, he has successfully overseen the closure of estates totaling over $57 million.

Highly adept at supervising teams and coordinating with legal, financial, and government entities, Jose is known for his problem-solving skills and ability to streamline administrative operations. He brings a meticulous approach to financial management, leveraging expertise in Microsoft Office and bilingual communication (English/Spanish) to drive efficiency and clarity in high-stakes situations.

Throughout his career, Jose has approached work with a strong sense of responsibility, honesty, and accountability. When faced with difficult decisions, Jose relies on a thorough review of relevant data, open discussions with his team, and decades of hands-on experience to guide informed and strategic choices.

Sudhir Aggarwal

senior advisor

Sudhir Aggarwal is an accomplished CEO, financier, private investor and business advisor. Most recently, he has been “Advisor to the CEO” for multiple companies, including a publishing firm, a private school company, a 401k plan administrator, a saas model database company, an internet retailer, a facilities management company, a multi-location medical and surgery practice, a technology services firm, and a digital marketing company.

He has also been Managing Director of Evidence Based Associates, a behavioral therapy company, Interim CEO of Mercury Media, a DRTV and digital advertising firm, and CEO of Cruiser Customizing, an internet retailer. Sudhir was a Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal, a nationwide consulting and management firm. In that role, he provided strategic and operating support to a broad range of clients and was CEO of Ancora, a private equity owned $110 mm in gross revenues mailing-services company, and executed the sale of Ancora to a strategic buyer. Sudhir was also CEO of National Pen Corporation, a $100 mm in revenue manufacturer and marketer of promotional products. 

Prior to Alvarez & Marsal, he served as SVP and Manager of the Restructuring Finance Group at Bank of America which provided high risk/high yield loans to companies in transition. He began his career at JP Morgan, handling complex debt and equity restructurings.

Sudhir has invested in private companies, taken board roles, and overseen and guided management teams through periods of growth and transition. At present, he is on the board of Sun Light and Power, a solar installation company; and has been Chairman of Zuca, a specialty consumer products company; a Director of Skyline, a general contractor; and Earth Mama AngelBaby, an organic baby products firm.

Ryan Small

Principal

Mr. Small has over a decade of experience in the insolvency field, having worked extensively with clients across industries, including retail, technology, e-commerce, biotech, manufacturing, and cpg.

He has worked with hundreds of distressed companies on the restructuring of corporate obligations and has managed over 125 sale transactions of company assets and intellectual property. Ryan provides professional services in the areas of corporate restructuring, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, Chapter 11 bankruptcies, receiverships, and foreclosures.

He works closely with Boards of Directors and corporate officers in financial advisory roles, including on mergers and acquisitions, creditor and debtor negotiations, corporate wind downs, and sales of distressed assets.

Prior to Resolution, Ryan was a Senior Vice President at a middle market financial advisory firm focused on distressed corporate entities.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Molly Froschauer

Principal

Ms. Froschauer is an insolvency professional with ten years of experience as an advisor in bankruptcy and distressed corporate situations. Prior to Resolution, Molly spent seven years with middle market professional services firms focusing on distressed corporate situations. Molly previously practiced as a bankruptcy attorney and served as the general manager of an out-of-court insolvency service-provider and liquidation agent. She also managed meetings for trade creditors, advocated for out-of-court business debt solutions, and educated trade creditors on their options for businesses resolving their debt.

Molly was an editor of the Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws, published by the National Association for Credit Management. There, she managed over fifty Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, out-of-court workouts and engagements though the bankruptcy courts.

Molly attended Claremont McKenna College where she graduated with a double major in International Relations and French. She then attended Pepperdine Law School where she graduated cum laude and was a member of the Law Review. While still in school she worked in federal district court for the Honorable Judge Gutierrez and in the European Union’s Assembly of Regions.

Jeff Klausner

Principal

Mr. Klausner is a corporate finance executive with over two decades of experience building, leading and advising corporations through growth, restructurings, international expansion and capital markets transactions. He has served in various capacities including as Chief Financial Officer for multiple corporations, both public and private. His list of industry experience includes consumer products, cellular devices and infrastructure, content delivery platforms and streaming applications as well as online sales and marketing organizations.

Prior to Resolution, Mr. Klausner was Managing Director for a middle market professional services firm focusing on distressed corporate situations. He began his career in public accounting at Coopers & Lybrand providing assurance services to companies in high tech and entertainment in Southern California; then ultimately transitioning to fundraising, growth initiatives, and capital market transactions.

Mr. Klausner attained a Bachelor of Science in management from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the state of California.

David M. Johnson

Principal / Managing Director

Mr. Johnson has over twenty-five years of experience in financial advisory and business restructuring roles. His assignments range from pre-revenue startups to traditional brick-and-mortar firms across the United States; for venture capital funds, private equity firms, and commercial banks. Over the last 20 years Mr. Johnson has advised investors, lenders, and/or management of over 400 companies.

Prior to starting Resolution, Mr. Johnson was Senior Managing Director for a middle market professional services focusing on distressed corporate situations for seventeen years. Mr. Johnson spent four years with international turnaround management firm Alvarez & Marsal, Inc. in Los Angeles and New York, providing interim management, forensic accounting, and valuation services for multiple clients, including a national health care organization.

Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Economics from Franklin & Marshall College. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and the Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) professional designations.