Chris has more than 20 years of consulting and industry experience. He is the global co-leader of AlixPartners’ Operating Model & Organizational Transformation practice and a leader in delivering artificial-intelligence-enabled solutions to the firm’s clients. On top of this, Chris co-leads AlixPartners’ Office of the CFO solution.
His approach to organizational optimization combines rigorous analytics and deep experience with empathy and active listening to deliver solutions tailored to clients’ needs. Over his 13+ years at AlixPartners, Chris has worked across all industries in which the firm operates, giving him a distinctive cross-industry perspective on how core functions operate and scale. This pattern recognition enables him to import proven ideas and innovative practices that fit each client’s operating reality.
Chris holds an MBA in finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University.
Career Highlights:
- Operating Model & Org Transformation Expertise
- Directed transformative operating model and organizational design programs for 30+ clients, driving scalable growth, cost efficiency, and integration in steady-state and M&A contexts.
- Designed and executed a scale-for-growth operating model for a private-equity portfolio company, delivering 50% cost reduction alongside strategies to align expense growth with revenue expansion.
- Led SG&A optimization for a $20B aerospace and defense contractor, achieving performance improvements and more than 20% cost savings across multiple functions.
- Served as interim HR leader and merger integration lead for two digital-event leaders ($6B combined revenue), maintaining solvency and achieving sustainable cost reductions above 50% during the pandemic and antitrust proceedings.
- Realized $126M in EBIT savings within two months for a $7B services company by identifying and redesigning overstaffed subfunctions through a data-driven, bottom-up approach.
- Delivered $150M in EBIT savings in 18 months for a $9B services business through workforce pyramid correction, strategic use of lower-cost labor, and enhanced decision-making transparency at the account level.
- Office of the CFO & Finance Transformation Expertise
- Led finance optimization for more than 15 clients, spanning target operating model design, shared services, centers of expertise, and KPI/close-to-report process improvements.
- Orchestrated an end-to-end back-office and SG&A reorganization for a $13B media company, safeguarding service quality, boosting labor productivity, and delivering $150M+ in labor savings while strengthening finance operations and span-of-control.
- Reduced outstanding deduction balances by over 50% ($33M to $15M in 3 months) for a $2B food company by eliminating inefficient processes, streamlining technology, and enhancing interdepartmental collaboration.
