Andy Macdonald is CEO of Consilio where he is responsible for all strategic and operational initiatives to ensure client satisfaction and grow the business. Andy holds more than 20 years of executive experience across many industries and functional disciplines.
Prior to Consilio, Andy was a founding member of First Advantage Corporation’s management team and from 2003 – 2011 served in many capacities at the company, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, he was with The First American Corporation as President, Occupational Health Services. Andy joined First American in 2002 through the acquisition of Bethesda, MD-based Employee Health Programs, where he was President and CEO.
Andy lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three children.
President
President
Meredith Kildow is an accomplished operations and sales executive with more than 25 years of experience across multiple industries. Her areas of expertise include expanding go-to-market strategies and bringing effective sales teams together through both organic and inorganic growth. Meredith is a champion of combining data-driven approaches with an emphasis on people, culture, and transformation to grow motivated, balanced business development teams.
As President, Meredith is focused on driving excellence in Consilio’s combined commercial business lines, including revenue, account management, and operational delivery across our global client base.
Prior to joining Consilio, Meredith was the Head of Global Sales Operations at Huron Legal and led operations at Hitachi Consulting.
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Raj Chandrasekar is Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of Consilio where he oversees Consilio’s technology and innovation functions – merging Development and Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, Product Management, Business Intelligence, and Corporate Services functions. In his role, Raj frequently interfaces with clients to understand and accommodate processing, security and uptime needs and is also responsible for the day-to-day operations along with day-to-day operations of our industry-leading eDiscovery and legal industry software solutions.
He joined Consilio from First Advantage, where he held the position of Chief Information Officer. Raj has over 25 years of experience in the field of Software Development and Infrastructure Management and has held technology leadership positions in various large corporations.
Raj lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and two kids.
Michael Flanagan is General Counsel for Consilio. Prior to joining the company, Mike spent more than 20 years with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C., the last 11 as a partner. In that role he counseled public and private companies on a broad range of legal matters, including the resolution of commercial disputes, the negotiation of corporate transactions and various compliance issues.
Mike was a founding member and a co-chair of the firm’s Electronic Data Discovery Initiative and Information Law Practice Group. In addition to his responsibilities as General Counsel, Mike writes and speaks regularly on eDiscovery issues.
John Hale is Chief Marketing Officer for Consilio, focused on cultivating customer connections to drive impact for Consilio and our clients. He is an accomplished and versatile business leader with over 20 years of progressive success identifying, developing, and commercializing B2B and B2C technology-based solutions across complex industries.
John is passionate about building teams that deliver growth by connecting data, technology and storytelling.
John’s leadership journey has included leading performance marketing globally for Fortune 500 staffing firm Kelly Services, consumer relationship marketing for Microsoft Office 365, and enterprise business planning for Microsoft Azure.
John lives in Dallas, TX with his wife and two children.
As Cheif Finacial Officer Todd’s experience will help Consilio continue on it's historical organic and inorganic growth path, margin enhancement, and operational enhancement initiatives and capital deployment strategy.
Todd has a 30+ year track record of successfully growing, acquiring and improving the operational performance of global Industrial and Consumer based manufacturing businesses, including Diversey (now Solenis), Gardner Denver (now Ingersol Rand), and Capital Safety. He started his career with SC Johnson and Son, Inc.
Over his career, Todd’s contributions have led to investor outcomes consistently delivering multiples of invested capital (MOIC’s) of significance as an outcome of a focus on driving organic growth, M&A, and margin enhancement in all transactions he has been involved with.
Todd holds an MBA from Marquette University and a BS in Finance from The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Chief Employee Experience Officer
Chief Employee Experience Officer
As Consilio’s Chief Employee Experience Officer, Brandyn Payne is tasked with driving the company’s talent engine and shaping our current and future work culture. Her mission is to ensure our Consilio team has the tools and abilities they need to provide industry-leading partnership to our clients worldwide.
Prior to joining Consilio, Brandyn served as Chief HR Officer for HCTec, a healthcare technology services firm, and as VP of Global Talent for Sitel Worldwide, a leading business process outsourcer with operations in 24 countries. She has supported People, executive leadership strategies, and product development strategies across a variety of industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, technology and services. Brandyn resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Officer
Director
Director
Danielle V. Brooks is a Director in Consilio’s Global Revenue Organization supporting the Financial Services Vertical. In her role as the vertical’s chief of staff, she coordinates and helps drive multiple knowledge sharing initiatives to include exclusive client-centered events and monthly communications that keep our clients informed on the latest developments in both their industry and ours. She also provides relationship management and team coordination across thousands of eDiscovery and document review matters. In addition to her main responsibilities, Danielle is an active member of the Client Experience and Diversity and Inclusion leadership committees. She also serves as a co-chair of Consilio’s first established affinity group, The Black Responsiveness Affinity Group (B.R.A.G.) and participates in the company’s summer internship program.
Regional Director – Germany
Regional Director – Germany
Oliver Bücken is a Regional Director in Germany for Consilio, a global leader in eDiscovery, document review, and legal consulting services.
Oliver’s role is to consult clients in Germany and provide guidance through challenging scenarios. Oliver draws on his experience working for Relativity, providing guidance on complex & often multi-jurisdictional matters. With a background in Consultancy, he works with clients to develop processes that match the German requirements in matters involving the collection, processing, and review of large amounts of email and other electronic data.
Oliver has experience with clients in the public & private sectors as well as law firms, working across Antitrust, Competition, Cyber, and Cross-border litigation matters.
Regional Vice President
Regional Vice President
Katie is a senior eDiscovery Counsel and Regional Vice President at Consilio. She has extensive experience assisting corporate legal departments and law firms with eDiscovery and needs that arise from complex litigation. She has resided in the legal tech industry for over a decade, assisting clients with solutions at the crossroads of legal and tech. Prior to joining Consilio, Katie led and help build the managed review practice as Director of Delivery at Special Counsel. She frequently managed matters that obtained significant data volumes and conducted complex reviews of 100+ attorneys. Katie is the founder of the Women in eDiscovery – Miami chapter and remains on the board. Before entering the practice of law, she worked at France’s largest national bank, BNP Paribas in New York City structuring products and alternative investments in the equity derivatives department. Katie is fluent in Spanish, is a University of Florida graduate, and a Pennsylvania State University School of Law alum.
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Xavier Diokno is a Senior Vice President at Consilio, a global leader in eDiscovery, document review and legal consulting services.
Xavier Diokno has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Southern Illinois University, a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a juris doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law. He is licensed to practice in the state of Illinois and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Xavier worked in the information technology industry for ten years in database administration and software development. For more than a decade, Xavier was part of Consilio’s Data Analytics group, where he oversaw the team’s tripling in size, as well as numerous large-scale projects involving Technology Assisted Review, Immediate Case Assessments™, and novel analytics research. Xavier now applies his technical and legal experience to overseeing Consilio’s Innovation initiatives, including researching new technologies like artificial intelligence and developing their application to legal services.
Representative engagements include:
Vice President
Vice President
Jane is a former practicing litigation attorney. For the past 12 years, Jane has successfully worked with corporate in-house legal departments and law firms to design and implement legally defensible and cost-effective processes for collection, processing, managed review review, and production of electronically stored information (ESI) utilizing AI technology. Additionally, Jane assists her clients with non-litigious legal data initiatives, including M&A Due Diligence, Data Privacy, Cyber Security, Government and Internal Investigations, Bankruptcy, and Contracts Review.
At Consilio, Jane is responsible for managing relationships with a portfolio of strategic accounts spanning numerous highly regulated industries. In addition, she is responsible for driving the use of value- based business development strategies specific to the Pharmaceutical vertical. Jane draws upon her litigation experience and her years of industry experience put her clients’ needs first.
Regional Director – APAC
Regional Director – APAC
With over 17 years of experience in the legal technology and legal services, Nathan has supported clients across the UK, USA and for the past 9 years, Hong Kong. As a Regional Director, Nathan has worked with many of the world’s top corporations and law firms, he has a wealth experience leading and building regional teams in addition to advising clients on all aspects of the eDiscovery workflow, including data collection, digital forensics, data processing/analytics, and document review.
Nathan has a track record in dealing with cross-border matters and well-versed in the unique challenges that arise when conducting multi-jurisdictional eDiscovery. This includes advising on the options for managing cases with data sensitivities and the best practice for handling cases with multiple languages, data types and data sources.
In addition to his work as an eDiscovery consultant, Nathan has been a guest lecturer at a Hong Kong University where he discussed legal technology and the various career opportunities that it can provide.
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Dominique is a qualified attorney, bringing almost 15 years of comprehensive legal experience in the field of commercial law. Throughout her career, she has worked extensively with in-house legal teams, providing strategic guidance on optimizing and improving legal processes. Her primary focus has been on contract lifecycle management (CLM), where she has successfully streamlined operations to enhance efficiency and drive better outcomes.
Dominique’s expertise is not only grounded in her legal knowledge but also in her deep understanding of process management and project management. Over the years, she has played a pivotal role in the design and execution of several CLM implementations, guiding clients through the complexities of integrating advanced legal technologies into their workflows. Her ability to blend legal acumen with process optimization has made her an invaluable asset in driving successful rollouts, ensuring that organizations can leverage these solutions to meet their broader business objectives.
Managing Director
Managing Director
Drew Macaulay is a Managing Director of Consilio, a global leader in Legal Consulting & Legal Services.
“Drew is Consilio’s primary subject matter expert in cross-border litigation, regulatory and internal investigations. Drew has particular expertise with multi-jurisdictional anti-corruption/bribery/FCPA and cartel investigations involving the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.
Over the last nine years, Drew has led projects for Consilio clients in more than 20 countries. In addition to client project work, Drew has management responsibility for Consilio’s UK offices.
Areas of expertise:
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Kamaka Martin, Esq. is the Senior Vice President of US Client Services at Consilio. Kamaka has over 18 years of legal consultation experience and has worked with several Fortune 500 corporations advising on best practices when using software as a service, artificial intelligence and bespoke managed services offerings to manage complex litigation. Kamaka has expertise in Technology Assisted Review, advanced analytics and has been instrumental in the development of workflows that utilize core predictive analytics features. Kamaka also speaks regularly about inclusion and diversity in the legal industry and the importance of fostering an equitable environment for professionals and clients to thrive. Kamaka graduated Summa Cum Laude from Lafayette College with a B.A. in History and Government and Law with Honors in 2004. She also received her J.D. from the University of Melbourne while living abroad in Australia.
Director
Director
Zach Pope is a seasoned Business Development veteran in the legal consulting and document discovery space, supporting his clients for over 20 years. His responsibilities include working with corporate legal, legal operations and IT departments and their outside counsel to provide the most cost effective and efficient solutions when faced with a government investigation, internal investigation or litigation matter. Having worked on some of the largest or highest profile matters in the last decade, he uses his experience to guide his clients through complex matters with tremendous outcomes.
His experience spans across the EDRM, including Information Governance, data forensics and collection, data analytics, processing, document review and production. Zach has consulted with companies and law firms across the country in numerous sectors including: Energy, Petrochemicals, Technology, Telecommunications, Construction, Real Estate, Airline and Healthcare.
Regional Director
Regional Director
Rani Spaulding is a seasoned Business Developer with 29 years of experience driving growth and strategic partnerships within the legal industry. Throughout her nearly three-decade career, Rani has earned a reputation for her deep understanding of the legal services landscape, her ability to foster lasting client relationships, and her talent for identifying new market opportunities. Supporting clients with eDiscovery matters, managed document reviews, talent, and advisory services.
She has worked alongside law firms of all sizes—ranging from boutique practices to Am Law 100 firms as well as corporations. Rani’s approach combines data-driven strategy with a personalized touch, making her a trusted partner for attorneys and leadership teams navigating an evolving legal market.
Known for her collaborative style and results-oriented mindset, Rani is a true problem solver for her clients.
Senior Director
Senior Director
Brent is responsible for day-to-day relationship management of many of Consilio’s largest and most important corporate and law firm clients. Drawing on 20 years of experience, Brent works closely with clients on a wide range of discovery issues and building scalable discovery and legal operations programs.
An additional responsibility and focus is leadership of Consilio's Insurance Vertical. Brent leads a team aligned on delivering tailored services to Consilio’s Insurance Industry clients, including both carriers, brokers and their law firms. As a trusted adviser internally and to Consilio’s insurance industry clients, Brent translates complex, technical subjects to actionable insights for legal, claims and compliance teams.
Brent's emphasis is on account management and service delivery, improving the efficiency of all aspects of the EDRM process, and client relationship management coupled with employee retention and growth. Brent works closely with Consilio's GRO and SCS teams to help build continuity across Consilio's teams and to strengthen our knowledge sharing to benefit our clients and their engagement needs.
Director
Director
In the litigation technology field since 2006, Jeff has extensive experience in all phases of electronic data discovery and digital forensics. With more than sixteen years of progressive consulting experience, Jeff has assisted both law firms and corporations with the management of requests for electronically stored information on a variety of matters including, but not limited to, Department of Justice Investigations, FTC Second Requests, Internal Investigations, Regulatory Requests, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Commercial Litigation and General Business/Employment Litigation.
With a constant goal of supplying excellent customer service, Jeff consistently provides successful Legal Operations and eDiscovery strategies and solutions. Corporations and law firms domestically as well as internationally rely on Jeff for his adept project handling, strategic consulting, and desire to continually drive down costs.
Senior Director
Senior Director
Sarah is a seasoned consultant and dedicated client advocate with 10+ years of experience in the legal technology industry. With a strong, clientcentric focus, Sarah commits her time to understanding the unique needs of each individual client and identifying the most effective resources to deliver customized solutions. Her expertise is in helping clients effectively navigate the complexities of the everchanging eDiscovery landscape to achieve their goals.
Managing Director
Managing Director
Patty Wise provides executive oversight to Consilio’s flexible talent business unit, where she is responsible for driving organic growth and architecting bespoke flexible legal talent programs to help clients solve unique legal challenges. Since 2008, she has partnered with Consilio clients to provide the right legal talent to build resilient legal organizations across industries, practice areas, and geographies. Prior to joining Consilio, Patty practiced law with Troutman Sanders in Atlanta and Kennedy Covington in Charlotte (now K&L Gates). She holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University, where she was awarded the Junius L. Allison Award, given for the most significant contribution to the Legal Aid Society, and a B.A. from Emory University.
Vice President, US Managed Review and DEI Program Lead
Vice President, US Managed Review and DEI Program Lead
Effie Sahihi is Vice President, US Managed Review at Consilio, a global legal services firm. In this role, Effie plans, implements, and supports large-scale eDiscovery projects for corporate clients and law firms. Her expertise includes class actions, large scale multi-jurisdictional litigations and regulatory investigations in the financial, manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, legislative, transportation and other sectors. Effie also trains attorneys globally on eDiscovery platforms, processes and protocols. An expert on electronic document review in large-scale litigation, she works with attorneys and clients to design and tailor eDiscovery processes and practices to meet their specific needs.
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