FTI adds 10 senior hires

FTI Consulting said Wednesday, April 29, that it hired 10 senior leaders to expand its cybersecurity, data privacy and information governance work. (fticonsulting.com) The hires include five Senior Managing Directors and five Managing Directors, according to the company’s Washington, D.C., announcement. (fticonsulting.com) Anthony J. Ferrante, FTI Consulting’s global head of cybersecurity, said clients are facing higher digital exposure, operational strain and heavier regulatory demands. Sophie Ross, chief executive of the Technology segment, said data volumes and the rules governing them are both increasing. (fticonsulting.com) FTI identified three of the new senior managing directors by name in the release: Akshay Dhawan in Washington, David Manek in Chicago and Matt McClelland in Charlotte. Their work will cover enterprise cyber programs, privacy and AI law compliance, and data governance and retention programs. (fticonsulting.com) Dhawan previously built and led cloud security and compliance practices at another global consulting firm, FTI said. Manek worked on large-scale privacy, information security and data management programs, while McClelland focused on governance, analytics and AI-supported tools. (fticonsulting.com) The assignment list shows where FTI sees demand: cloud and artificial intelligence controls, privacy rules such as the California Consumer Privacy Act and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, and “defensible” deletion of old data. (fticonsulting.com) The move extends a hiring push already underway in April. On April 22, FTI said it added three senior professionals in Australia to its Health and Human Services practice, including Kerrie Young as a Senior Managing Director leading Data Analytics & AI. (fticonsulting.com) That Australia expansion was tied to rising healthcare demand, workforce shortages and funding pressure, with the new team focused on digital health, data-led care and applied artificial intelligence. (fticonsulting.com) FTI’s investor relations site also lists its first-quarter 2026 earnings call for April 30, placing the hiring announcement one day before the company updates investors. (fticonsulting.com) The throughline in both announcements is specialized delivery work: more senior operators in cyber, privacy, governance, healthcare analytics and AI. (fticonsulting.com 1) (fticonsulting.com 2)