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The ones who shaped it.

No career happens in isolation. These are the people I think about when I think about how I got here.


The mentor

Matt Hoelle

Managing Director, FTI Consulting

PhD UPenn. Coach. The person who hired me.

Since July 2022

Matt interviewed me on a Thursday and by Friday had written to say I'd be a fantastic addition. That was the beginning. What followed was the most intentional onboarding I've ever experienced — a multi-week email thread where he introduced every teammate by name, explained the team's position in the firm, mapped out orientation logistics down to the Duo Security app, and told me corporate training videos are best enjoyed with your feet up and a bowl of ice cream.

Before my first day, he met me at Tatte on I Street for coffee. No agenda — just time for me to ask whatever I wanted. On September 12, 2022, my actual Day 1, he sent a welcome email to both my personal and FTI addresses — just to make sure I got it. He listed every OneLogin app I'd need, told me to set up Direct Deposit first so I could see a reward for my hard work, and signed off with his cell number in case I had questions. Three and a half years later, I still forward him industry news when something big breaks. He's the reason I know what good mentorship looks like.

The cast

Cary Elliott

Managing Director, FTI Consulting

September 2022

PhD Princeton. Teammate since day one.

Cary is the colleague who became a friend without either of us trying. I forward him my lululemon discount codes. He's the person I cc'd when I shared the LDR training portal I built. We started as co-workers in the DC office and stayed in each other's orbit — the kind of professional relationship that just works.

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Inbar Turjeman

Colleague & Friend, FTI Consulting

~2023

The work friend who became a real friend.

Inbar is the person I text when a friend is visiting DC and I need to build an itinerary — kayaking, Roosevelt Island, Sababa, Navy Yard. She's also the person I loop in alongside Matt when industry news breaks. The line between colleague and friend disappeared a long time ago.

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Peter Biava

Booth Alumnus

November 2025

Pivoted from trading to sustainable infrastructure.

Peter gave me the line I still think about: no explanation works when you're not in the club, and nothing suffices if you're in it. He pushed me to clarify what I actually wanted from a Booth experience, and shared his own story of leaving trading for sustainable infrastructure. I left that conversation feeling at peace about whatever comes next.

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Khalil Gueye

Colleague, FTI Consulting

~2025

Building the AI-forward practice together.

Khalil is my collaborator on the work I'm most excited about right now — figuring out how AI tools map onto real economic consulting tasks. We're designing categorization frameworks, building analysis pipelines, and trying to move the practice forward. He built 30 AI capability categories. I'm trying to make them operational.

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Shannan Burton

Senior Consultant, FTI Consulting

September 12, 2022

Day-one companion.

Shannan and I started at FTI on the exact same day — September 12, 2022. We were onboarded together, included on the same welcome emails, and figured out Duo Security and Carpe Diem and Condeco at the same time. There's something bonding about being new together.

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Randy Heeb

Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

September 2022

PhD UChicago. The team anchor.

Randy sits at the top of the team hierarchy — the Senior Managing Director who set the tone for everything the ECON practice does. PhD from the University of Chicago. He's the structural constant that makes everything else possible.

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This page is incomplete by design. It will grow as I do. Some people shape you in a single conversation. Others take years. Both count.