Robert J. Duffy

Robert J. Duffy is a senior managing director and the Northeast region leader of FTI Consulting, Inc.'s Corporate Finance practice in Boston. Of his more than 29 years of experience in the insolvency field, he has more than 25 years of experience serving as an advisor to private-equity firms, corporations, lenders and boards of directors of underperforming businesses and companies in transition. He also has served as chief restructuring officer and chief operating officer for a number of his clients. Mr. Duffy has substantial experience in a number of industries as a result of leading successful engagements involving companies with operations in both the U.S. and throughout the world. In these roles, he has led project teams on more than 100 engagements to help clients revitalize operations, implement operational im- provements and reposition businesses for future growth. These assignments have included both public and private companies ranging in size from $50 million to more than $12 billion in annual revenue and include such clients as CIT, Circuit City, Zales, Basha's Supermarkets, Ritz Camera, Vertis, Wear Me Ap- parel, Hampshire Fabrics, Boscov's, Fortunoff, Bob's Stores, Goody's Family Clothing and Mervyn's. In addition, he has advised on numerous private company matters involving middle-market and large companies. Mr. Duffy joined FTI Consulting with its acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Business Recovery Services group. During his 14 years as PwC, he held key roles in the turnaround and/ or restructuring of companies in many different industries around the globe. He is a frequent lecturer and has also been an adjunct professor at F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and in 2010 he was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Mr. Duffy received his B.S. in finance from Babson College and his M.B.A. in finance, management policy and marketing from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.