Top Consultant with RJ Lumba

Strategic Communications Leader: FTI Consulting’s Rachel Rosenblatt

In this episode, we speak with Rachel Rosenblatt, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting and Head of the Americas Retail & Consumer Products sector within the Strategic Communications segment.
Rachel brings more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, helping major retail and consumer brands navigate crisis situations, manage reputation, and communicate effectively through change, litigation, and transformation.
Rachel was recognized as one of The Top 25 Consumer and Retail Consultants and Leaders of 2025.
FTI Consulting is a global expert advisory firm that helps organizations manage risk, navigate crisis, and seize opportunity with over 8,300 professionals in more than 30 countries.
Rachel supports Lenox Hill Hospital.  To learn more about this organization click here.
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Growth Strategy Leader: Prophet’s Jay Milliken

In this episode, we speak with Jay Milliken, Senior Partner at Prophet, where he advises global companies on customer-driven growth strategies.
Jay brings more than 20 years of experience helping leading brands strengthen customer relationships, build strategic brand assets, and align growth strategies with customer behavior and insights across industries.
Jay was recognized as one of The Top 25 M&A Consultants and Leaders of 2024.
Prophet is a global consulting firm known for driving uncommon growth by combining strategy, creativity, and innovation to help leading businesses transform and thrive in dynamic markets.
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Top Financial Services Consultant: Kroll’s Colleen Corwell

In this episode, we speak with Colleen Corwell, the Managing Director, Head of US Financial Services Compliance and Regulation at Kroll. 
Colleen leverages more than 20 years of experience in assisting industry firms navigate complex regulations by serving as in-house and outsourced Chief Compliance Officer for more than 20 firms, including registered investment advisors, investment companies and broker-dealers.
Collen was recognized as one of The Top 25 Financial Services Consultants and Leaders of 2024. 
Kroll is the leading independent provider of risk and financial advisory solutions, by leveraging unique insights, data and technology to help clients stay ahead of complex demands.
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Top Consumer and Retail Consultant: Kearney’s Debashish Mukherjee

In this episode, we speak with Debashish Mukherjee, Partner and Middle East & Africa Lead, Consumer and Retail at Kearney. 
Debashish is a Kearney original, having been with the firm for nearly 24 years. He has developed practices and teams across countries and is tasked with growing the Consumer and Retail practice and adjacencies in the region. He also provides supervisory support to accelerate growth in smaller markets such as Turkey. In the past, he has served clients across Asia.
Debashish was recognized as one of The Top 25 Consumer and Retail Consultants and Leaders of 2024.
Kearney is a global management consulting firm that operates in more than 40 countries, working with governments, nonprofits, and many of the world’s largest corporations.
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Top Automotive Consultant: EY’s Sven Dharmani

In this episode, we speak with Sven Dharmani, the Global Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility Supply Chain Leader at Ernst & Young.
An accomplished operations advisor, Sven helps clients adopt leading-edge digital and industry 4.0 capabilities, resulting in the transformation of their business operations. He brings a global perspective from his business experience in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. 
Sven was recognized as one of The Top 25 Automotive Consultants and Leaders of 2024 by The Consulting Report. 
EY teams in more than 150 countries work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions, strengthened by sector experience and diverse ecosystem partners.
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Top Woman Leader in Consulting: Kearney’s Shirley Santoso

In this episode, we speak with Shirley Santoso, a Partner at Kearney, serving as the Asia Pacific leader for the Leadership, Change, and Organization Practice, co-head for Kearney Asia’s Transaction and Transformation Practice, and the President Director of Kearney’s Indonesian office.
Shirley has been with Kearney for over 20 years, with notable achievements including a Turnaround program for a large insurer in Asia, major cost reduction and operational transformations for leading banks in Southeast Asia, strategic portfolio review and transformation blueprint for a topleading Southeast Asia conglomerate, and national sectoral blueprints for Indonesia. 
Shirley was recognized as one of The Top 25 Women Leaders in Consulting for 2024 by The Consulting Report. 
Kearney is a global management consulting firm that operates in more than 40 countries, working with governments, nonprofits, and many of the world’s largest corporations. 
Shirley supports Ignite. To learn more about this organization click here.
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Financial Services Leader: Slalom’s Richard Winston

In this episode, we speak with Richard Winston, Global Financial Services Lead at Slalom. 
Richard oversees strategic direction and drives innovative growth, partnerships, and community across all segments. His commitment to excellence and innovation has positioned him as a thought leader in the industry, championing strategies that not only drive operational efficiency and competitive edge but also foster significant growth.
Before joining Slalom, Richard began his career in Financial Services at Accenture where he gained invaluable insights into the power of technology in transforming traditional financial services.
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Global Supply Chain Leader: EY’s Ashutosh Dekhne

In this episode, we speak with Ashutosh Dekhne, Senior Partner and C-suite Advisor for the Americas supply chain operations and technology at Ernst & Young Global Consulting Services.
Ashutosh’s focus is on delivering personalized advice to c-suite executives and is centered around driving meaningful, lasting and step-change impact around growth, cost, cash and service performance. His areas of expertise include manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, omnichannel, procurement, and strategy, with innovative approaches in digital and advanced analytics and technology.
Prior to joining EY, Ashutosh was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he held leadership positions for nearly a decade.
Ashutosh supports Dallas Boys and Girls Club and Salvation Army.
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Leading Government Consultant: CSG’s Robin Dufresne

In this episode, we speak with Robin Dufresne, Executive Vice President and Sr. Practice Director with CSG Government Solutions (CSG).
Since joining CSG, Robin has had a significant impact on its growth and culture, supporting the expansion of its footprint to serve 48 states and territories, significantly growing its workforce with hundreds of talented consultants, and establishing a reputation for excellence in management consulting. 
Prior to CSG, Robin served as the Medicaid Operations Director for MaineCare Services. Robin has nearly 20 years of IT consulting experience and is a nationally recognized thought leader in healthcare IT and reform initiatives for government public assistance programs. 
Robin supports Girls Inc.  To learn more about this organization click here.
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Private Equity Specialist: Heidrick & Struggles’ Gustavo Alba

In this episode, we speak with Gustavo Alba, Co-Global Leader of Heidrick & Struggles’ Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice, where he oversees engagements for portfolio companies and investment firms worldwide.
Gustavo’s experience includes placing CEOs, COOs, managing partners and other executive leaders across management consulting, professional services and technology organizations. Additionally, he has led chief strategy and transformation searches for clients across industries.
Previously, Gustavo led the Global Technology and Services Practice, advising clients across software, professional and technology services, and digital infrastructure.
Gustavo supports Komera.  To learn more about this organization click here.
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