Leadership

Walter Ledda

Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Morgan Drexen

Prior to his position as CEO of Morgan Drexen, Inc. Walter Ledda was one of the founding executives of the Ditech Mortgage Corporation, the nation's first Internet-based mortgage provider. Subsequently as an executive with a former debt-relief services company, he pioneered the automation of debt resolution services. Ledda saw a gap in the financial market for the automation of complex documentation and the outsourcing of paraprofessionals to American law firms. He has been involved in the financial world for almost two decades and has implemented complex automation to keep up with society's ever-changing needs. A well-kept secret is that Ledda is a very talented, trained concert orchestra violinist. His passion for music and children has recently led to an affiliation between Morgan Drexen and the Make-A-Wish ® Foundation and the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC).

In recent months Ledda has encouraged Morgan Drexen and its employees into signing a pledge with the Children's Hospital of Orange County to help raise $25,000.

Rita Augusta

Chief Operating Officer, Morgan Drexen

Rita Augusta attended Northeastern University in Boston, and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She is a founding member of the executive group responsible for launching Morgan Drexen, Inc. Augusta is responsible for the monitoring and continual improvement of internal workflows, operational procedures and efficiencies to ensure profitability. In addition to the oversight of departmental workloads and proper reporting relationships throughout the organization in order to meet high ethical standards, and ensure that the clients' needs are always met. She heads the Management Committee whose purpose is to ensure that information is disseminated throughout the company and that proper training and oversight of staff is maintained.

Avi Gupta

Chief Technical Officer, Morgan Drexen

Avi Gupta has worked for Morgan Drexen, Inc. since its inception. He received his B.E. from Pune University (India), and has over 15 years experience in project management, business analysis, application life cycle, and developing and deploying Web-based and Client-Server applications. He has an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft® .NET Framework, COM architecture, Oracle® 7.3, SQL Server 6.0, C++, and Microsoft® Access, among others. He previously held positions with Visibility, Inc. (Boston, USA) an ERP solution provider, Goldman Sachs, (New York, USA) as a Senior Developer of Digital Equipment Company (London, England) as a senior programmer analyst, Dunlop Malaysia Industries Bhd. (Malaysia) as a system architect, London Financial Group as Lead Programmer and Analyst, and United Consumer Law Group specializing in bankruptcy law as a lead programmer and analyst.

David Walker

Chief Financial Officer, Morgan Drexen

David Walker has over 15 years of strong financial and operational experience with numerous "Fortune 500" companies, a mixture of small, publicly held, middle market companies, and private equity groups. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and chartered financial analyst (CFA) with a B.A. in Economics and a Masters in Accounting (MACC) from Brigham Young University. He began his career with Deloitt & Touche, LLP before becoming the divisional president of RSM EquiCo, a subsidiary of H&R Block. He also has experience as a vice president of finance and international controller of a sports manufacturer, CFO/COO of a property maintenance company, CFO of a video game distributor and vice president of a financial due diligence firm where he provided transaction advisory services across a broad range of industries for senior lenders, private equity and institutional investment clients. David brings Morgan Drexen, Inc. a strong command of financial theory, and is particularly skilled at managing cross-functional teams and implementing financial metrics and processes to improve productivity.

Gail Deutsch

Vice President of Human Resources, Morgan Drexen

Gail received her B.A. in Applied Psychology and her M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from California State University, Long Beach. She holds certifications in Senior Professional in Human Resources and DiSC Assessment and boasts over 20 years of experience with several public companies, such as McDonnell Douglas Corp. (currently The Boeing Co.); National Education Centers, Inc., and Volt Information Sciences, Inc. She has also held positions with private companies such as Trojan Battery Company where she was the director of human resources for eight years. Before joining Morgan Drexen, Inc. Gail was Vice President of The Merit Companies and worked closely with 500 employees, eight regional offices, and 50 off-site locations.

Mark Kruitbosch

VP of Servicing, Morgan Drexen

Mark Kruitbosch is a founding member of Morgan Drexen, Inc. and has 10 years of experience in the debt resolution industry. As the very first sales manager for Morgan Drexen as well as for other debt relief companies, Mark has the knowledge and experience that starts at intake level and goes all the way to the final result of reaching settlements for our client base. Mark is proud to be part of an industry that helps Americans realize financial freedom during tough economic times and is dedicated to helping consumers. Mark oversees the everyday business of consumer services, settlements and retention. Mark runs weekly management meetings and works with each department manager to improve company processes.

Jeffrey Katz

General Counsel, Morgan Drexen

Jeffrey Katz received his Juris Doctorate (J.D) from Hastings College of Law at the University of California where he was a member of the National Moot Court team. His legal career spans over 17 years; he was a litigator for a large Los Angeles-based law firm, he acted as general counsel for a large dental HMO with over 150 locations in the West and 3,000 employees. He was a Director of Regulatory Affairs (for 2 years) with a very large HMO that created consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services in 20 states, and acted as General Counsel for a large dental HMO with over 70 locations in California and Nevada with 1,200 employees.

Susan Muzila

Director of Strategic Planning, Morgan Drexen

Susan Muzila received her B.A. in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She has more than 10 years of experience in the legal community and manufacturing. During the course of her 13 years at The Boeing Co., previously McDonnell Douglas Corp, she designed and developed programs, still in use today, for cultivating future executive leaders for both the military and commercial divisions. In 1992, her team won the Malcolm Baldridge award for their efforts in designing and implementing an effective incentive program for both military and commercial projects. She also has eight years of experience with litigation firms, including preparing presentation of materials for both civil and medical malpractice trial purposes.