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We were you

Our leadership team began their careers in the top management consulting Firms and subsequently held leadership roles in multi-billion dollar enterprises

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With more than two decades years of experience in Healthcare, Retail, Consumer Products, High-tech, Logistics and Government industries, we have led some of the most ambitious and critical initiatives for our clients and within our companies

As in-house strategy and operations leaders, we have:

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  • built strategies for $10B-$40B businesses

  • led product innovation and design

  • developed approaches to leverage emerging technology and business models

  • helped CFOs, CIOs and COOs maximize the output of their functional areas

  • developed approaches to making trade-off decisions across product lines and markets

  • led sales, distribution and pricing functions

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This combination of operations, financial and consulting experience surfaced gaps between the strategic choices leaders face and the traditional consulting approaches that service them.

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We launched First Quadrant Advisory with a mission to fill those gaps and help clients unlock the full potential that lay within their organization. We exist to help clients develop effective and enduring strategies that are sound, executable and agreed upon.

Solution Areas

  • Growth Strategy

  • Supply Chain

  • Data and Analytics

  • IT Strategy

  • Sales Operations

  • Product Development

  • Process Improvement

  • Knowledge Management

Industries

  • Healthcare

  • Retail

  • Consumer Products

  • Logistics and Transportation

  • Federal Government

  • Non-profit

  • High-tech

  • Series B/C Startup

Our Team

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Vijay Murugappan

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President and CEO

Vijay has over two decades of experience, evenly split between multi-billion dollar global companies and the big 4 consulting firms.

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Kimberly Roberts

4

Principal

Kimberly's more than a decade of experience spans the healthcare industries of payer and provider and big 4 consulting.

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Bryan Giaimo

2

Partner, Strategy Practice Lead

Bryan has led projects and teams in product development, process improvement and growth strategy.

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Bryan Volkmar

5

Principal

Bryan has over 20 years of health plan experience at a large payer, leading solution design and delivery across people, process & technology.

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Vinay Nadig

3

Partner, Performance Practice Lead

Vinay has over 25 years of experience in operational, process improvement and complex program implementation roles across multiple industries

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Will Bacic

6

Principal

Will has over 10 years of healthcare experience with a focus on strategic planning, operational improvement, and mergers & acquisitions.

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Board of Advisors

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John Cannon

Former CEO of Anthem and Chief Counsel of Cigna Healthcare

John is an attorney with over forty years of experience in the health insurance and related sectors. He has served in a variety of legal and business roles as the interim-CEO at Anthem, the chief administrative officer at HCSC, chief counsel of Cigna Healthcare and Cigna International and at the law firm of Rawle and Henderson. 

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Aarti Karamchandai

EVP and Chief Client Officer at Cedar Gate Technologies

Aarti is responsible for Cedar Gate’s account management teams whom work alongside clients to identify and execute on financial, network, clinical and quality programs that result in revenue gains. With a 25+ year career, she has held leadership roles at the nation’s 5th largest health insurance company, IBM and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

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Peter Urbain

Global Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences at DocuSign

Peter brings 35+ years of senior leadership experience across multiple industries including financial services, automotive and healthcare.  He has served as SVP of Product and Strategy at Connecture; SVP & General Manager of Quality Solutions  at Healthgrades; and SVP at Merge Healthcare. He also serves on the Board of Andean Health and Development, a non-profit delivering high quality healthcare for the rural poor in Ecuador.

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Bala Ragothaman

Partner, LSV Asset Management

Bala Ragothaman is a partner at LSV Asset Management(LSV). LSV specializes in value equity management for institutional investors and manages approximately 120 billion USD in assets globally. Prior to his role at LSV, he has held senior management roles at Citadel LLC,  UBS and Swiss Bank Corporation.

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Katelyn McCarthy

Vice President, Payment Services and M&A, Discover Financial

Katelyn is the Vice President of Payment Services Strategy and M&A at Discover Financial. Before joining Discover, Katelyn was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company where she focused on strategy and commercial topics in the financial services and high tech sectors. She also spent several years at Google and IBM, where she was responsible for business development and sales across a range of technology and services products.

 

About Us

With more than two decades of experience in Healthcare, Retail, Consumer Products, High-tech, Logistics and Government industries, we have led some of the most ambitious and critical initiatives within our companies, from building strategies for $10B--$40B businesses, to delivering $180M programs across global geographies.

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5830 Granite Parkway, #100-289

Plano, TX, 75024

Tel: (972) 704 3678

Email: info@fqadvisory.com

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