Don A. Briones

Don Briones has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare finance, performance improvement and business strategy. Mr. Briones leverages his unique blend of industry and advisory expertise to assist clients with solving their most complex issues and achieving their strategic, operational and financial objectives.

Mr. Briones has broad exposure across the healthcare provider space under different ownership models. He has extensive capabilities in navigating clients through organizational uncertainty and financial difficulty. At FTI Consulting, Mr. Briones has led and provided subject matter expertise in a variety of engagements, including financial and operational performance assessments, financial due diligence, turnaround and restructuring support and Office of the CFO (“OCFO”) support. With his assistance, clients have generated significant value to their financial and strategic positions.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Briones was a Principal with a national healthcare management consulting firm, where he assisted hospitals, academic medical centers, health systems and medical groups in achieving organizational performance goals.

Prior to consulting, Mr. Briones held finance executive responsibilities in the healthcare provider industry, including as physician practice Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) for a 2,000-provider multispecialty medical practice; hospital CFO for a community hospital affiliated with a large academic health system; system VP finance for a large county-based safety-net health system; head of a shared services organization providing OCFO services for a large faith-based multihospital health system; and Assistant CFO for a large community-based non-profit district health system. At these organizations, Mr. Briones led, partnered or supported the planning and implementation of those organizations’ highest-priority initiatives.