Mr. Alley is Houlihan Lokey’s Chief Financial Officer and has served as CFO since December 2012. In his role as CFO, he oversees the firm’s accounting, tax, and financial reporting operations as well as acquisitions and investor relations. Mr. Alley joined Houlihan Lokey in 1995 and was an investment banker focusing on advising public and private clients, boards of directors, and special committees on sellside and buyside mergers and acquisitions prior to being appointed to the CFO role in 2012. He has been with the firm for more than 30 years. Mr. Alley is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Alley was employed by Chemical Securities, Inc., in New York, where he focused on financing leveraged acquisitions in the structured finance group and private equity placements through Chemical Venture Partners—Northeast. He began his career in the fixed income research division of J.P. Morgan Securities.
Mr. Alley holds a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and graduated with highest distinction with an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan.