George Putnam III is the editor and founder of ''The Turnaround Letter'', a

newsletter A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers. Newsletters generally contain one main topic of ...

published by New Generation Research, Inc. which deals with investment opportunities related to

distressed securities In corporate finance, distressed securities are security (finance), securities over companies or government entities that are experiencing Financial distress, financial or operational distress, Default (finance), default, or are under bankruptcy. ...

bankruptcies Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ...

and turnarounds."Putnam misread crisis, trustee says"
''The Boston Globe'', January 14, 2004 He is also president of New Generation Advisers, Inc., which manages a

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which invests in distressed securities. He graduated from St. Mark's School in

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, where he is an active trustee making a speech at graduation every year.Profile: George Putnam, III
, Advisory Board, New Providence Asset Management team website Putnam is a graduate of

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate education, undergraduate college of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Scienc ...

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...

and

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...

. He is also a trustee for

Putnam Investments Putnam Investments is an investment management firm founded in 1937 by George Putnam, who established one of the first balanced mutual funds, The George Putnam Fund of Boston. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it has offices in London, To ...

, a mutual fund group founded by his grandfather George Putnam, and an Overseer of the

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External links

New Generation Research, Inc.: George Putnam III
{{DEFAULTSORT:Putnam, George Putnam, George Living people St. Mark's School (Massachusetts) alumni Harvard Business School alumni Harvard Law School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Harvard College alumni