Ankura Names Joanne Taylor as Chief Operating Officer

Veteran Operations Leader to Oversee Ankura's Global Operations and Strengthen Firmwide Performance

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ankura Consulting Group, LLC ("Ankura"), a leading global consulting and expert advisory firm, today announced that Joanne Taylor has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. In the role, Taylor will lead the firm's global operations and oversee how Ankura runs day to day, sharpening performance and profitability, and building the operational foundation to help the firm scale efficiently.

Taylor brings more than 25 years of experience advising boards, private equity sponsors, and executive teams, with deep expertise in business transformation, operating-model design, and operational excellence. At Ankura, she will work to bring the firm's businesses closer together, broaden the use of AI across its operating functions, and instill the consistency and rigor that enable teams to deliver to a high standard in every market and service line.

"Joanne is a proven operational leader with a track record of building the infrastructure and discipline that enable firms to scale," said Kevin Lavin, CEO of Ankura. "As we enter our next phase of growth, her ability to align our operating model and strengthen enterprise performance will elevate how we run the firm and deliver for our clients."

Prior to joining Ankura, Taylor held senior leadership and general management roles across global consulting, technology, and services organizations, where she led complex, enterprise-wide transformations and large-scale operational turnarounds. Her leadership has been recognized by Consulting Magazine's Women Leaders in Technology, which named her Mentor of the Year. Taylor holds an MBA from Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and is a graduate of the Harvard Leadership Consortium and the Wharton Executive Education Program.

"I'm honored to join Ankura at such a pivotal moment," said Taylor. "I look forward to working with the executive team to strengthen how the firm operates, connect our businesses, and build the modern, technology- and data-driven corporate services that will help Ankura scale with discipline."

About Ankura

Ankura Consulting Group, LLC ("Ankura") is a leading global consulting and expert advisory firm that partners with organizations at critical inflection points. Driven by its mission — Driving Excellence, Delivered with Humanity™ — Ankura delivers end-to-end solutions across conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation by combining the judgment of seasoned, multidisciplinary experts with advanced technology and analytics. With more than 2,000 professionals serving 3,000+ clients around the world, Ankura brings deep industry insight, collaborative problem-solving, and innovative tools to help clients protect, create, and recover value. For more information, please visit ankura.com.

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