James T. Sartain is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of JTS Capital Group LLC - a company primarily engaged in the purchase and management of distressed debt in the U.S. and Europe.  Prior to JTS, Mr. Sartain was President and CEO of FirstCity Financial Corporation, a publicly traded company on the U.S. NASDAQ stock exchange (also engaged in distressed debt investing).

Mr. Sartain has overseen all aspects of his current and former companies’ investments and operations for over 30 years - purchasing and managing assets in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia.  He led FirstCity’s successful expansion into national and international markets through building strong relationships with capital and financing partners and investing in a wide variety of asset classes.  He has forged the establishment of the many successful business venture subsidiaries, such as Drive Financial Services, American Business Lending, and FirstCity Crestone.  Mr. Sartain has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. 

Prior to 1988, Mr. Sartain spent 17 years in executive management roles in commercial banking in Texas.

Mr. Evans has served as a manager of JTS since 2013 and as a member of the Investment Committee of the Management Company since it was created in 2016. Mr. Evans joined JTS in 2019 and leads Portfolio Management (Due Diligence, Asset Management &
Asset Administration). Mr. Evans has served as a partner of AEC Partners since 2016 and previously served in various roles at Avista Capital Partners from
2005 to 2016. Mr. Evans also served as an analyst at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and in Credit Suisse First Boston’s Investment Banking Department prior to joining Avista. Mr. Evans brings a broad depth of corporate and leveraged finance expertise to JTS, including prior experience in leveraged acquisitions, credit investing and alternative asset management.