The 2022 Top Consultants: David Dunn

Senior Managing Director, Cybersecurity Mr. Dunn has more than 18 years of experience advising multinational corporations on risk and transactions in markets around the world and is an expert in data privacy and cybersecurity resilience, prevention, response, remediation and recovery.

Mr. Dunn leads global teams that handle large and complex cybersecurity readiness engagements, advises both corporate and private equity merger and acquisition ("M&A") sponsors on critical cybersecurity risks, as well as leads significant incident response and investigations matters, such as ransomware, data breaches and nation-state intrusions. He has served as an interim CISO for clients on several occasions and frequently advises private equity firms, C-Suite and board members on the specific cyber risks they face, as well as best security practices to implement.

Before joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Dunn was Head of Global Advisory Services and a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Eurasia Group, a risk consulting and advisory firm. In that capacity, Mr. Dunn oversaw several of the firm's largest clients as well as managed all aspects of the firm's primary business lines. He was responsible for advising large corporations on risk, including cybersecurity risks from nation-state actors, and managing sophisticated consulting teams.

What do you consider your greatest personal or professional achievement?

I am most proud of my career transition from Wall Street to cybersecurity consulting. Changing career paths is not always easy, but it is worth it to have joined an industry that I am passionate about and a team that is having this kind of impact.

What advice would you give a professional just beginning a career in consulting?

Don't try to fast-track your career or skip important steps in the race to the top. It's all going to come to you if you stay focused and work hard to build your skills. I also think that building your soft skills and emotional intelligence are equally important as building your technical expertise. What have you loved most about your consulting career? I love helping to create a safer, more secure future for all our clients and working alongside the top subject matter experts in their fields.

What's the best advice—personal or professional—you've ever received?

Clients do business with people that they like. Also, never skip breakfast. What does being honored as a Top Consultant mean to you? It is an honor to be included in this class of amazing professionals and to be recognized alongside their achievements this year. Thank you to my team at FTI Consulting who made this recognition possible.