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Saturday, September 7, 2024
Christopher LeWand
Chris LeWand
FTI Consulting
Senior Managing Director

Profile

Chris LeWand is FTI Consulting, Inc.’s, Global Power, Renewables & Energy Transition (PRET) practice leader and is a member of FTI Capital Advisors. Mr. LeWand has led many projects for conventional and renewable power and fuel sources as well as enabling technologies such as advanced mobility, clean fuels, software and storage, as well as broader infrastructure and other regulated industries. He is an expert providing capital and M&A advisory, strategic and financial planning, business transformation and restructuring services, dispute advisory and valuation, interim management, and merger integration planning and execution assistance. His FTI PRET team has served on over 800 projects including involvement in many of the seminal events in the renewables space over the last 15 years.

Many clients have been assisted in developing and implementing clean energy and energy transition oriented business models and approaches through strategic advisory services. This has included foreign and domestic entrants seeking to consider macro competitive, regulatory and general market dynamics as well as situation and entity specific factors where key levers of challenge and success required careful analysis and consideration in order to drive optionality and optimized results.

Mr. LeWand’s certifications and licenses include as a CPA, CFA, ABV, CIRA, CTP and he holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 79 licenses. He has served on boards, acted as board advisor, and taken roles as interim management such as CEO, CFO, CRO and Private Equity Fund MD for multi-$billion enterprises. The result is consulting and advisory services which come from the perspective of someone who knows what it means to be held accountable for critical decisions and the rigor required to generate the highest likelihood of success.

Areas of expertise

Strategic and financial planning, M&A advisory and dispute advisory, Business transformation planning and execution services

Group Overview

FTI Consulting’s ESG & Sustainability professionals provide extensive support to companies and advisors navigating today’s evolving, and rapidly shifting, ESG-driven demands. From materiality assessments and sustainability reporting, to net zero strategies, supply chain audits, and ESG-related internal investigations, among many other offerings, our diverse group of experts guides you throughout your ESG journey to support a more sustainable and inclusive future for your organization and the world more broadly.

FTI Consulting's end-to-end ESG and sustainability advisory understands the emerging trends driving corporate strategy and provides an integrated approach to identify risks, develop a roadmap forward, and seize opportunities for leadership. Our diverse team of experts brings an expansive range of capabilities and offerings together to work through every phase and facet of an ESG program to deliver authentic, impactful solutions tailored to your unique business needs and stakeholder priorities.

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.