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News and disclosures about FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) focus on its activities as a professional business advisory firm operating through five segments: Corporate Finance, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Economic Consulting, Technology and Strategic Communications. This page aggregates company-specific announcements, press releases and related coverage so readers can review how the firm is evolving across its advisory practices.
Recent news highlights FTI Consulting’s ongoing investment in senior talent and specialized capabilities. The firm has announced appointments of Senior Managing Directors in its Cybersecurity practice within the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment, in its Healthcare Risk Management & Advisory practice, and across its Strategic Communications segment in areas such as transactions communications, shareholder activism, crisis and issues management, public affairs and stakeholder engagement. Additional updates cover senior hires in private equity and financial services transformation practices and in its EMEA Tax Advisory team.
Coverage also includes developments related to FTI Consulting’s subsidiary Compass Lexecon, which operates within the Economic Consulting segment and engages experts in machine learning, artificial intelligence, quantitative economics and digital platforms. These appointments reflect the firm’s focus on matters such as digital market competition, online advertising auctions, pricing, algorithmic fairness, privacy and the economics of digital assets.
Investors and followers of FCN can use this news feed to track how FTI Consulting expands its sector coverage in healthcare, financial services, energy, consumer, technology and other industries, as well as how it responds to client demand in areas like cyber risk, regulatory strategy, revenue cycle management, restructurings and high-stakes corporate events. Bookmark this page to review ongoing announcements, leadership changes, collaborations and other material developments affecting FTI Consulting’s advisory platform.
FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has released its 2025 Private Equity Value Creation Index, revealing significant shifts in value creation strategies. The survey of over 500 global private equity decision makers shows that M&A ranks last among value creation priorities, with only 9% of leaders considering it a top priority for 2025.
The study highlights that while firms focus heavily on cost optimization, AI has emerged as the top strategic priority for 2025 and the leading factor for exit readiness. However, AI implementation remains challenging, ranking ninth out of ten value creation levers in usage and implementation effectiveness. Technology and IT were identified as the most frequently used (84%) and effective value creation levers, though they present significant execution challenges at the portfolio company level.
FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has announced a strategic technology alliance between its Technology segment and BigID, a leader in data security and AI-driven data management. The collaboration combines FTI Technology's Information Governance, Privacy & Security practice expertise with BigID's platform capabilities to help clients enhance data management, compliance, and risk management processes.
The partnership aims to assist organizations in discovering, managing, protecting, and extracting value from their data estates while managing risks through a single platform. BigID's technology implementation will be integrated with FTI Technology's digital insights and risk management expertise to deliver improved results across various data objectives and challenges.
FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) announced that Professor B. Douglas Bernheim, the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics at Stanford University, has affiliated with its subsidiary Compass Lexecon. Dr. Bernheim, an expert in industrial organization, mergers, behavioral economics, game theory, and financial economics, brings extensive experience as an expert witness in major antitrust and competition cases. He has testified before the FCC, DOJ, FTC, and federal courts.
Dr. Bernheim's academic achievements include publishing numerous articles in leading journals, authoring four books, and receiving prestigious awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the 2022 Exeter Prize. This affiliation follows Compass Lexecon's recent expansion, which included appointing Alexander White as Senior VP and adding 20 academic affiliates over the past six months, strengthening their expertise across multiple practice areas.
[ "Addition of a highly credentialed expert witness strengthens Compass Lexecon's consulting capabilities", "Expansion of the firm's expertise with 20 new academic affiliates in the past 6 months shows strong growth", "Enhancement of multiple practice areas including Antitrust & Competition, Healthcare, Securities & Financial Markets" ]FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has appointed Julien Wallen as Senior Managing Director in its Financial Services practice, based in Zurich. With 25 years of asset management and consultancy experience, Wallen joins from BlackRock where he served as Managing Director for over a decade. In his new role, he will lead balance sheet, portfolio and risk advisory across EMEA, focusing on strategic client engagements and financial transformation initiatives.
Wallen's extensive experience includes advising financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and asset managers on balance sheet management, financial policy, risk strategy, and sustainability. This appointment follows FTI's recent expansion of its financial services capabilities, with seven Senior Managing Directors and Managing Directors added in Germany and the United States.
FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has appointed Scott Cockerham as Senior Managing Director in its Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment, based in Houston. Cockerham, with over 20 years of experience in business transformation, turnarounds, and restructurings, will lead the Power, Renewables & Energy Transition practice.
Prior to joining FTI, Cockerham served as CFO at Camin Cargo Control and held various executive positions including CEO, CCO, and CDO. His background includes co-leading a restructuring energy team at a global consulting firm and serving as an officer and aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps.
In his new role, Cockerham will support clients through all phases of the business lifecycle, particularly focusing on helping them navigate macroeconomic uncertainties and policy shifts in the energy sector.
FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) has appointed Josh Harris as Senior Managing Director in its Private Equity practice within the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment. Based in New York, Harris brings nearly 20 years of experience in private equity and corporate client partnerships.
Harris, formerly a Partner at Bain & Company and PwC Strategy&, specializes in portfolio strategy, performance improvement, post-merger integration, and organizational restructuring. In his new role, he will focus on implementing large-scale transformations involving change management and operational design activities for private equity firms, large- and mid-cap companies, particularly in aerospace, defense, aviation, space, technology, and professional services sectors.