Partner

Mr. Goldstein is a Partner at Macellum Advisors, LP, where he was instrumental in our successful proxy contests including The Children’s Place, Christopher & Banks, Citi Trends, Bed Bath & Beyond, Big Lots and Kohl’s.

Mr. Goldstein has over 15 years of experience investing in the consumer and retail sector. Mr. Goldstein served as an Analyst at Scopus Asset Management, a New York-based hedge fund, as a Vice President at JP Morgan Chase & Co., Analyst at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and as a consultant at Telsey Advisory Group.

Mr. Goldstein currently serves on the Associate Board of Madison Square Park Conservancy, a non-profit responsible for caring for the park by focusing on sustainability, horticulture, art, and community. Mr. Goldstein previously served on the board of directors of Big Lots, Inc.

Mr. Duskin has served as Chief Executive Officer of Macellum Advisors, LP and Macellum Capital Management LLC, which operates a New York based pooled investment fund since July 2009, and as the sole member of Macellum Advisors GP, LLC, the general partner of certain affiliated funds, since September 2011.

Mr. Duskin has over 20 years of experience investing in the consumer and retail sector.  Mr. Duskin has previously served as a Managing Director and Partner at Prentice Capital Management, LP, an investment management firm, as a Managing Director at S.A.C. Capital Associates LLC, a New York-based hedge fund, and as a Managing Director, the Head of Product Management and Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee within the Research Department at Lehman Brothers Inc.

Mr. Duskin currently serves on the board of directors of Citi Trends, Inc., a retail clothing chain selling discounted products targeted primarily at urban customers. Mr. Duskin previously served on the boards of directors of Christopher & Banks Corporation, Furniture.com, The Wet Seal, Inc. and Whitehall Jewelers, Inc.