Susan is the Managing Director in charge of the Strategic Development group at Huron. She is the former head of Client Relationship Development at the 250-partner Chicago office of Arthur Andersen LLP and the former partner in charge of the professional services and government services industry sector. Prior to that she served on the leadership team for the firm's complex claims and events practice and earned a national reputation in legal markets for her work.

Professional experience
Susan has over 20 years' experience consulting with legal counsel on complex financial matters including litigation, damages, and fraud investigations. She led the investigation team that uncovered one of the largest paper trading schemes in the U.S.

Susan restructured the $34 million marketing function of the Chicago Office of Andersen, aligning support functions with the business in the office, increasing results and reducing costs by %50.

Susan served as Global Management Partner at Andersen for three years serving key accounts and being responsible for worldwide service delivery to these accounts.

Susan was one of the founding partners in Andersen's initiative to attract and retain women and is the founder of the Senior Businesswoman's Forum, an organization of Chicago's leading businesswomen.

Selected Litigation Consulting Experience
Led an investigation that identified alleged fraudulent government securities arbitrage transactions. Assisted in fact-finding and quantification involving four years of transactions. Supported attorneys in over 60 related lawsuits.

Analyzed issues related to an international intercompany pricing dispute. Included the development and completion of a location savings analysis, which covered all material costs of operations. Assisted in preparation for and during the three-week trial.

Managed the analysis and study of potential damages, sales transactions and profitability of the defendants company in a trade secret case involving two companies in the agribusiness industry. Developed damage theories. Directly responsible for assisting the attorneys on all financial aspects of the case and in preparation for and during trial.

Assisted in identifying the method by which a fraud was being perpetrated, quantified the amount of money stolen through the fraud scheme. Tracked the flow of funds to the bank accounts of the perpetrators. Performed interviews and reconciliation of cash flows of four suspects.

Reviewed and quantified economic losses to a company who relied on fraudulently prepared financial statements. Assisted in identifying the fraud. A favorable settlement was reached.

Education and Certification

• BBA, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
• Certified Public Accountant

Professional Associations

• Saint Mary's College President's Chicago Advisory Council, June 2004-May 2007
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Illinois CPA Society
• Founder and a board member, Senior Businesswoman's Forum
• Director and is on the executive committee, Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago
• Director and is on the executive committee, The Constitutional Rights Foundation
• Trustee and President, Mid-Day Club of Chicago
• Executive in Residence, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame for the 2002-2003 school year
• Member, The Chicago Network
• Member, The Economic Club of Chicago
• Board Member, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
• Board Member, Mercy Health System