2024 Top Consultants: Anthony J. Ferrante

Anthony J. Ferrante is the Global Head of Cybersecurity at FTI Consulting. He has more than 25 years of cybersecurity experience, providing incident response and readiness planning to more than 1,000 private sector and government organizations, including more than 350 Fortune 500 companies.

He advises companies within the most regulated industries in the world, including finance and technology, on regulation, legislation enforcement and expert witness litigation. Mr. Ferrante maintains firsthand operational knowledge of more than 60 criminal and national security cyber threat sets, and extensive practical expertise researching, designing, developing, and hacking technical applications and hardware systems, allowing for unparalleled client advisory and support in complex investigations and litigation.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Ferrante served as Director for Cyber Incident Response at the U.S. National Security Council at the White House, coordinating response to domestic and international cybersecurity crises. Building on his extensive cybersecurity experience, he led the development and implementation of Presidential Policy Directive 41 – United States Cyber Incident Coordination, the federal government's national policy guiding cyber incident response efforts. Before joining the National Security Council, Mr. Ferrante was Chief of Staff of the FBI's Cyber Division. He joined the FBI as a special agent in 2005.