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| Brian Boetig |
FTI Consulting has hired Brian Boetig, a 24-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as senior managing director in its cybersecurity unit.
During his FBI stint, Boetig served as director of the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, which is responsible for coordinating, integrating and sharing information to support threat probes and intelligence for government decision-makers, infrastructure operators and companies.
He also was assistant director of the FBI's international operations, overseeing staffers in 90 offices around the globe.
Boetig was the FBI lead on strategic engagements with law enforcement partners in the Five Eyes Alliance of the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Anthony Ferrante, global head of FTI's cybersecurity unit, said Boetig's "experience with investigations, counterintelligence, cyber risk mitigation and incident response will greatly enhance our ability to support our clients all over the world with their most complex challenges."
Boetig is based in Seattle.
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