Matt McManus

Matt McManus has 15 years of experience in cybersecurity, privacy, consulting and program management across a range of service areas and industries. Mr. McManus maintains expertise in leading complex investigations, crisis and incident response efforts, regulatory compliance assessments and responses to regulatory actions, program design and maturity and litigation support.

At FTI Consulting, Mr. McManus leads teams in both cybersecurity and privacy matters, conducting complex investigations, including into trade secret theft and insider risk, as well as online disinformation and smear campaigns, and has helped clients navigate through crises by engaging with federal law enforcement. He coordinates incident response and forensic investigation efforts, serving in an incident command capacity, aggregating and disseminating relevant information, determining priorities, and making efforts towards eradication, remediation and root-cause analysis.

Mr. McManus leads regulatory focused assessments, as an independent assessor approved by regulatory bodies or engaged by clients to demonstrate compliance with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements. His expertise spans multiple regulatory bodies and industry frameworks. Mr. McManus supports expert witness testimony facilitating technical investigations and analyses to inform expert opinions. Additionally, he advises on cybersecurity and privacy program development for private equity firms, enterprises of all sizes, and high-net-worth individuals. Mr. McManus has worked with multinational organizations and high-profile clients directly targeted by cyber threat actors. He effectively engages technical, non-technical and executive stakeholders, translating forensic findings into actionable insights and collaborating with law enforcement, outside counsel, and insurance providers.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. McManus served as a Senior Program Manager on WeWork’s information security team and privacy working group, and as a project manager for Planned Parenthood’s national information security program. Mr. McManus also has previous consulting experience as an implementation and security lead for Epic, where he worked with more than a dozen nationally recognized healthcare organizations and incorporated electronic medical record (“EMR”) security into hospital information security programs.

Mr. McManus holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame. He is a certified Project Management Professional (“PMP”) and holds multiple technical security certifications. Mr. McManus has co-authored multiple security-related thought leadership pieces, including those featured in Security Magazine and JD Supra.