Business Expert Witnesses

This expert has frequently advised school district and other public clients concerning appropriate responses to allegations of teacher and other employee misconduct, as well as advising them after an investigation is complete concerning what actions they might wish to take depending on the findings in the investigation. She often interacts with attorneys on cases, and has extensive human resources experience, including having served as a college and school district director of human resources. Additionally, her investigation reports have been used as employer responses to rights agency investigations. She has over thirty years of leadership experience. She is able to use her technical expertise to advise her clients. She has been a senior human resources manager, an operations division leader, a consultant, and an investigator for a wide variety of businesses and organizations. In all of these settings she has applied her extensive analytical, interpersonal, and technical skills.

She focuses on the clinical aspects of science, but also on quality and patient safety, which makes her a perfect fit for this case. She is a member of numerous institutional, national, and international professional societies, and has created societies as well. She has been published in medical journals and books over 60 times and holds editorial position for many medical journals. She’s presented to her peers and students over 75 times, and has research completed and ongoing. She’s also won many honors and awards such as her college of medicine’s Excellence in Teaching Award for the Department of Surgery. She does predominantly thoracic work and is very familiar with this issue and complication.

This expert is a recognized authority and consultant in the hotel industry. He operates his hotel, hospitality and consulting practice specializing in operational audits and the effectiveness of hotel franchising agreements and litigation support assignments. Prior to forming his hotel consulting firm, this expert was the Product Line Manager for Hotel/Motel Operations at the International Telephone & Telegraph Co. overseeing the Sheraton Corporation of America. His previous experience includes working as the General Manager of the Summit Hotel (762 Rooms), General Manager of the Drake Hotel (680 Rooms) and Resident Manager of the Americana Hotel (1842 Rooms), all in New York City. He serves on the Board of Advisors and lectures at the NYU Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management. He is a member of the prestigious International Society of Hospitality Consultants and is certified as a Master Hotel Supplier by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association. He served for eleven years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the City Club of New York. He is one of the most widely published authors in the hospitality field. His insightful articles on various hotel subjects have been published in the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Lodging Hospitality, Hotel & Motel Management, AAHOA Lodging Business, and posted on the Hotel Interactive and Hotel Online websites.

This expert has been researching and working in the fields of behavioral strategy, strategic decision making, and managerial cognition for 15 years. He received both is Masters and Ph.D. in Management from the University of Pennsylvania, and he holds editorial positions with "Administrative Science Quarterly", "Academy of Management Journal", the "Strategic Management Journal", and "Organization Science". This expert was recently named to both "Top 50 Most Influential Business Professors" and "Top 40 Business Professors Under 40" and "Poets & Quants", respectively, and he has presented many times at professional meetings such as the Duke Strategy Conference and the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Management and Organizations in the M.B.A. program of a major university and focuses his research on the challenges faced by managers and executives in making good decisions.

This expert has over 15 years of experience in financial services, consulting with Financial Advisors, Registered Investment Advisors, and Broker-Dealers.

This expert has been working with fire extinguishing systems for 40 years. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and holds membership in both the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and the National Fire Protection Association. He spent 15 years working for Ansul/Wormald, starting as a Development Engineer of fire suppression products and working his way up through the roles of Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Management, Applications Engineer, Product Development Manager, and eventually to Vice President of Wormald Fire Systems. After serving in executive positions with Fenwal Safety Systems and Forney Corporation, he became President of Kidde Technologies, a position he held for over a decade. Currently, this expert is the Principal of his own fire systems consultancy, wherein he utilizes his technical and market experience in the fire suppression industry to aid businesses, manufacturers, and private equity firms on a variety of projects and initiatives related to fire protection systems.

This highly qualified healthcare management expert has 20 years of experience in the field. He received a Masters in Health Administration from The Ohio State University and is a Certified Healthcare Executive. he was appointed as an Associate Graduate Faculty Member at Central Michigan University to teach aspects of Health Services Organizations in the Master of Science in Administration with concentration in Health Services Administration program. He has held several positions at various private practices throughout his career. He is currently Practice Administrator for a ten physician Pulmonary Private Practice.

This qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in accounting, law, and finance. He received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware and a J.D. from the Delaware Law School of Widener University. An active member of the American Society of Appraisers and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he is certified in Financial Forensics and as a Public Accountant. His previous positions include Senior Consultant at Price Waterhouse LLP, Director of Valuation Services at Weiser Consulting Services LLC, and Director of Valuation Services at Mahoney Cohen & Company. He is currently President of a boutique appraisal and forensic valuation firm and Principal of a valuation and compliance consulting firm.

This highly qualified Ergonomic expert managed her own consulting firm for over 18 years. Her success led her company to be acquired in 2014 by an international Human Factors company. During her time as a private consultant, she has had the opportunity to interact with a broad scope of work environments, work systems, and OHS management styles. This has helped her to creatively problem solve when it comes to assessing risks and formulating appropriate risk control strategies that may not have been previously considered by an organization. In 2008, she and her team developed Canada’s first Ergonomics Systems Specialist (ESS Designation) certification course. This five day course is designed to train individuals in how to incorporate ergonomics programming throughout an organization from a systems perspective, streamlining with existing health, safety, HR, and other business operating systems. It encompasses all aspects of work, including applied ergonomics in the design of work, communication structures and the establishment of roles and responsibilities, all of which play a key role in successful outcome measures. It continues to provide ongoing certification training throughout Canada. In her new role, she continues to oversee her team of ergonomists while leading fatigue management research and delivery of services throughout Canada, the US and Latin America.

This expert has been involved in the digital media content industry for over 14 years. He holds B.A. from the University of Oregon and has been active in the Picture Archive Council of America as both a Technology Chair and President. He has been a moderator, panelist and speaker at various industry conferences including National Geographic photographer summits, CEPIC, and PhotoLA.

This expert has over 30 years of experience practicing immigration law. He holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. from Cornell Law School. He received the Edith Lowenstein award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association for his contributions to the practice of immigration law. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor at a major law school where he teaches immigration and asylum law. He also works as Of Counsel for an immigration law firm that specializes in business immigration matters.

This expert has 13 years career experience in the mortgage industry. He attended The University of Louisville College of Business majoring in Finance, with minors in Accounting & Economics. Then he went on to earn certifications as a Certified Residential Mortgage Specialist, Certified Mortgage Consultant, and Certified Distressed Property Lender. He is a member of professional organizations including the Kentucky Association of Mortgage Professionals and National Association of Mortgage Brokers. He is currently a branch partner at a privately owned mortgage company.

This highly qualified financial expert has 30+ years of professional experience at leading firms. Currently he is a Prinicipal at R. G. Quintero & Co. and a Managing Director at Chartered Capital Advisers. Previously he, was an investment banker at Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., an insolvency and restructuring advisor at Zolfo, Cooper & Co, and also started and ran the first valuation practice of KPMG. This expert has performed 1000+ valuations of business, financial instruments, intangible assets, and other assets and liabilities and he has testified as an expert witness on more than 60 occasions in courts throughout the U.S. He is a member several professional organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the CFA Institute, the New York Society of Security Analysts, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. This expert has numerous certifications. He has ten professional licenses including CPA and CFA. He earned his MS in Accountancy and an APC in Investment Management at New York University.

This expert is well versed in OSHA compliance, processes, and procedures, as well as all safety initiatives, for forest product plants. He is the former manager of Texas Port Recycling, where he was responsible for facility safety and environmental/production performance. He managed 50 employees, including training in OSHA compliance and inspecting plant materials. He is currently the safety coordinator for a plywood plant where he manages safety initiatives and OSHA compliance.

This highly qualified bus safety expert has directed and supervised all technical and business activities of a transportation consultancy for more than 30 years. Concurrently, he created and directed the operations of a transportation service company and the US distributor of a line of European manufactured buses. He belongs to the American Public Transportation Association, the National Association of Pupil Transportation, and the United Motorcoach Association. He has authored more than 100 publications on bus safety, and is extremely well versed in all aspects of training bus drivers

This highly qualified attorney earned her BS in Business Administration from Georgetown University and her JD from the University of Chicago Law School. She writes about and researches issues related to corporate compliance, drawing on scholarship from the areas of professional ethics, corporate governance, employment law, and corporate social responsibility. She is currently an associate professor of law at a top midwestern law school. Before joining the law school faculty, this expert was a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and an attorney at Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C.

This highly qualified expert is Chief Investment Officer and founder of a corporation specializing in capital management. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm's investment process and is focused on the strategic direction as well. Recognized for his expertise, he is frequently asked to speak on topics such as investment policy, portfolio management, and the risk characteristics of Real Asset investing. He is a regular contributor to Bloomberg's Market Sense program and Money Moves with Deirdre Bolton. This expert has published widely on international economic and finance topics and is author of a Handbook for Infrastructure Investing, which is recommended by the CFA Institute and is a best seller. He is a professor at a business school University teaching Real Asset Investing, and remains one of the world's most provocative and respected financial analysts. His funds and separate account strategies have won numerous awards for performance in the real assets category. His current research focuses on empirical issues in investment management and corporate governance. His academic work has been published in top academic journals such as the CFA Institute, EDHEC Risk Institute and leading think tanks like the Inter American Dialogue. His research has been published by some of the leading industry trade journals including Institutional Investor Journal, Investments and Pensions Europe, Infrastructure Journal, Pensions and Investments Publications, and Investment Management Consultants Association. His research has also been covered in major newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Financial Times and The Globe and Mail. Private Asset Management Magazine named Capital Innovations as one of the Best Money Managers for Long-Term Performance." He has extensive experience with managing the economics of MLPs, having devoted 58% of his portfolio to this segmented industry.

This certified public accountant is a Harvard business graduate, as well as lecturer at among the nation's leading business academies. He is extensively published in major financial journals like the New York Post, Wall Street Journal and the Star Ledger, and has made high profile television appearances in CNBC and MSNBC business broadcasts. Finally, he is also listed in the Who's Who in Business and Finance.

This expert has been involved in actuarial consulting for over 10 years. He holds a Master's of Science in Statistics as well as a Doctorate in Mathematics. An Editor of the ASTIN Bulletin - The Journal of the International Actuarial Association, he also serves as a peer-reviewer for 20 other scientific journals in the areas of finance, mathematics, and insurance. He is a former Assistant Consultant with the Institute for Finance and Actuarial Science and has been an invited presenter at more than 10 national and international conferences and professional meetings. This expert is currently an Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance at a major university.

This expert has been practicing advanced business analytics for over 20 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Business and has extensive industry experience in quantitative risk assessment and marketing analytics. He has been published in refereed journals such as the "Journal of Database Marketing", "Risk Management Journal" and "Marketing Intelligence and Planning", while he has presented on predictive analytics at conferences hosted by the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Global Risk Forum and International Business Research Conference among others. Included in this expert's core competencies are insurance claim analysis, shareholder litigation (SCA) modeling and analysis, exploratory data and text mining, "big data" manipulation and analysis, and multisource analytics and data amalgamation. Currently the Founder and Principal of his own predictive analytics and data mining consulting firm, he is also an Associate Professor of the Practice of Administrative Sciences at a major university, where he serves as the Director of the MS Program in Risk Management. This expert has authored three books on database analytics and risk assessment, as well as many white papers for various industries.