FTI Consulting has named Anthony J. Ferrante as senior managing director in the global risk and investigations practice within its forensic and litigation consulting segment. 

Anthony J. FerranteAnthony J. Ferrante

The cyber security expert served as director for cyber incident response at the U.S. National Security Council since 2015 for both the Obama and Trump administrations.   Before that, he was chief of staff of the FBI’s cyber division.

Ferrante will be based in FTI’s Washington, D.C., office and bolster existing client services that include system architecture, system design, privacy notifications and programs, IT strategy, governance, program assessment and data security.

“Corporations are facing more pressure to address cyber threats, and Anthony’s experience at the highest levels of government and law enforcement expands and deepens FTI Consulting’s ability to help organizations navigate the issues they face when responding to attacks and ensuring the safety of their systems and networks,” said Neal Hochberg, global leader of the forensic & litigation consulting segment at FTI Consulting.

A recent FTI-sponsored survey by the Economist Intelligent Unit showed that 53 percent of executives surveyed said cyber attacks had the greatest impact on their firms’ reputations.  Also, 36 percent believe cyber risk will have more influence on corporate crises over the next three years than political disruption, income equality or civil disruption.