Neal Ganguli rejoins AlixPartners as partner and managing director

Neal Ganguli has rejoined management consultancy AlixPartners as a partner and managing director in the automotive and industrial practice.

Based in Detroit, Ganguli brings more than 25 years of experience supporting automotive and private equity firms on general strategy and operations, as well as US EV and battery supply chains.

He has executed strategy and operational transformations at automotive and commercial OEMs, suppliers, industrial manufacturers, and e-mobility and automotive technology firms.

Ganguli most recently spent four years at FTI Consulting, where he was a senior managing director in the business transformation practice, and eight years at Deloitte Consulting, where he was a managing director.

He was first at AlixPartners between 2002 and 2007, when he was a director working with corporate and PE clients on performance improvement.

Ganguli began his career at McKinsey & Company, where he spent four years and was an engagement manager.

He has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

“We look forward to leveraging Neal’s vast experience and strategic vision to further enhance the capabilities and growth of our team,” said Mark Wakefield, global co-leader of the automotive and industrial practice at AlixPartners. “Operationalizing electrification and the future of mobility are of critical importance to our clients. This addition strengthens AlixPartners’ reputation as the leading consulting firm on these important topics.”

AlixPartners provides consulting in turnaround and restructuring, performance improvement, risk and disputes, economics, transactions, technology, and leadership. The firm has more than 2,500 employees across 20+ global offices.

AlixPartners recently hired Maher Masri as a partner and managing director based in San Francisco.