As the firm's Global ESG Lead, Deborah is a trusted, expert advisor to clients on operationalizing practical, value-add solutions to ESG challenges, while driving AlixPartners' internal efforts in this area.
Leveraging over 11 years of consulting experience, primarily in the restructuring space, Deborah brings a practical and urgent approach to solving sustainability challenges for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Deborah holds a Masters in Sustainability from Harvard Extension School.
Key Engagements:
- Advised a multi-billion dollar travel tech company on achieving its net zero commitment through the development and implementation of a complex supplier engagement program aimed at reducing Scope 3 emissions.
- Advised the lenders of a US-based restaurant chain on strategic alternatives as the company evaluated potential in-and-out of court restructurings, ultimately resulting in a successful out-of-court resolution.
- Advised a $1 billion data center and disaster recovery company through a prepackaged transaction that reduced the company's $1.3 billion debt load by 70% via the shortest bankruptcy in history at the time.
- Advised a non-profit as it endeavored to decarbonize the nation's 100,000+ K-12 public school system, quantifying energy intensity, emissions, and cost of decarbonization.
