Anand Raghuraman

Anand Raghuraman is a Senior Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Business Transformation practice. He specializes in retail transformation, consumer goods and private equity advisory, with a focus on business transformation, operational improvement and commercial strategy. Based in Amsterdam, Mr. Raghuraman brings more than 25 years of consulting and industry experience across retail, consumer products and private equity sectors worldwide.

Mr. Raghuraman has led large-scale transformation and profit improvement programs for global businesses and private equity firms across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. His work spans commercial strategy development, pre-deal diligence and post-deal optimization, helping clients unlock value and drive sustainable growth. He partners closely with portfolio companies to redesign operating models, enhance digital capabilities and deliver measurable financial improvements.

Before rejoining FTI Consulting, Mr. Raghuraman served as a Senior Advisor to the firm’s Business Transformation practice in Amsterdam. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Roland Berger, where he co-founded the firm’s Consumer Goods and Retail practice in the Americas. He has also held senior roles at Riveron, EY, the Boston Consulting Group and Kurt Salmon. In industry, he served as Senior Vice President of Strategy at Ross Stores and has advised several retail and consumer technology startups.

Mr. Raghuraman holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and an M.A. in Applied Economics from the University of Michigan.

Relevant Experience

• Served as interim Chief Transformation Officer for a private equity-owned mid-market business services client, turning the business from EBITDA negative to EBITDA positive
• Developed a digital strategy for a consumer brand to launch a direct-to-consumer business, driving incremental revenues, improved margins and strengthened customer engagement
• Created a detailed improvement program for the direct-to-consumer division of a global athletic goods brand, optimizing store performance, refining merchandise focus and improving overall profitability