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TechnologyBrian Kushner
Biography
Brian Kushner is a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm. Kushner co-leads FTI Consulting’s Activism, Aerospace & Defense and the Technology industry practices and is the founder and former leader of FTI Consulting’s Private Equity practice. Kusher has more than 40 years of board and C-level experience that include serving as director, CEO, and Chief Restructuring Officer of more than 35 public and private companies.
Kushner has led more than 50 engagements involving TMT, defense, business process outsourcing, and manufacturing. He has worked on projects involving every aspect of corporate and C-suite performance and board governance, from strategy and go-to-market planning, pricing and revenue enhancement, cost cutting, perpetual license to SaaS migration, enterprise resource planning remediation, digital strategy, and complex restructuring.
Kushner has bought or sold over 25 companies and conducted diligence on more than 50 for private equity and hedge funds in financial, commercial, IT and operational diligence, revenue enhancement, cybersecurity, outsourcing, governance and selling, general, and administrative expenses reduction.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Brian co-founded CXO, LLC, which was later acquired by FTI Consulting. He began his career at BDM International, a defense firm, where after 10 years, he was Chief Scientist and CIO leading advanced technology, IT, turnarounds and all DARPA businesses.
Area of Expertise
– Industries: Activism, Aerospace & Defense (“A&D”), Private Equity, Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT)
– Interim Management
– Performance Improvement
– Restructuring / Turnaround Services
Group Overview
FTI Technology experts work alongside their clients’ privacy, legal, IT, and executive teams to understand the values and risks of data, as well as regulatory requirements and security obligations. As cloud-based data storage continues to proliferate, new communications platforms are adopted, and multi-jurisdictional regulations emerge, they provide defensible and repeatable solutions to address the specific needs of their global clients in the Technology, Telecom, and Media sectors.
FTI’s global teams are adept at addressing data risks and creating value for their clients’ organizations. They provide the expertise to run coordinated, international e-discovery efforts for investigation and litigation, as well as investigate the misappropriation of confidential information.
Firm Overview
Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting has grown to become a market-leading global consulting firm that brings together distinct capabilities and experts to serve as the trusted advisor to clients when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Each practice is a leader in its own right, staffed with experts recognized for the depth of their knowledge and a track record of making an impact. Collectively, FTI Consulting offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to assist clients across the business cycle—from proactive risk management to the ability to respond rapidly to unexpected crises and dynamic environments.
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. With more than 6,900 employees located in 30 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges and make the most of opportunities.