FTI Consulting promoted 53 professionals to the role of senior managing director, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
“I am proud to congratulate this class of new senior managing directors,” Steven H. Gunby, CEO and chairman of FTI Consulting, said. “These professionals exemplify how we continue to build a firm we’re proud of — supporting great people who do great work for clients and make a difference in the marketplace and for each of us.”
The senior managing director promotions include the following:
- David Abt, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Dubai
- Sajjad Ali, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Washington, D.C.
- Nishi Anand, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Atlanta
- Robin Bachmann, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Dubai
- Sam Ballinger, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, London
- Patrick M. Beeman, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Chicago
- Tom Blackwell, Strategic Communications, London
- Michael Buffardi, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, New York
- Antonetta Carroll, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Perth
- Omur Celmanbet, Economic Consulting, Washington, D.C.
- James Church-Morley, Economic Consulting, Dubai
- Stephen Commadeur, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Melbourne
- John Cornell, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, New York
- Nicole Costaldo, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, New York
- Lucy Delaney, Strategic Communications, London
- Thomas Deryckere, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Brussels
- Ravi Dhanak, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Dubai
- Scott Drago, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, New York
- Ayse Duran, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Amsterdam
- Emma Fishburn, Economic Consulting, Sydney
- Corey E. Gildart, Technology, New York
- Christopher Goff, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Charlotte
- Thomas Grigg, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Los Angeles
- Matt Hodges, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, London
- William Holloway, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Madrid
- Jeff Hughes, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Atlanta
- Sumeet Kaul, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Atlanta
- Anna Kostus, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, London
- Ben Kraszyk, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Chicago
- Fengrong Li, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, McLean
- Keenan Mahoney, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, New York
- Eloy Mayorga, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Madrid
- Caroline Müecke-Kemp, Strategic Communications, Berlin
- Philipp Oemler, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Düsseldorf
- Matt O’Keefe, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Sydney
- Jesus Ornelas, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, New York
- Henry Pannell, Economic Consulting, London
- Ollie Pratt, Strategic Communications, London
- Andrew Preston, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Washington, D.C.
- Julien Psauté, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Paris
- Katy Quintanilla, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Dallas
- Iain Reilly, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, London
- Emily Seabury, Technology, Washington, D.C.
- Adham Shkeir, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Dubai
- Tara Singh, Economic Consulting, Toronto
- Ian Smith, Technology, London
- Naishadh Soneta, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Dubai
- Michael Tong, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, New York
- Sameep Uchil, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Dubai
- Enqing Wang, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Shanghai
- Christopher Weiss, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, München
- John Whitcomb, Strategic Communications, Washington, D.C.
- Alex Wong, Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Hong Kong
