Sophie Ross

Sophie Ross has more than 20 years of experience in company management and operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ms. Ross specializes in helping clients manage their data in the context of compliance and risk including e-discovery and review through predictable pricing models, applying analytics and by simplifying the multi layers of discovery management.

Prior to Ms. Ross’ appointment as Global Chief Executive Officer of the Technology segment, she led the Western Region for the Technology segment, as well as the managed document review business globally. Technology consulting and services include information governance, privacy and security offerings. In addition to her leadership role in the Technology segment, Ms. Ross is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and serves on the Global Steering Committee of FTI Consulting’s Women’s Initiative.

Ms. Ross joined FTI Consulting through its 2008 acquisition of Strategic Discovery, a leader in the litigation discovery industry, where she served as the Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for data processing, IT and client support, human resources and administration and accounting. Prior to Strategic Discovery, Ms. Ross was Executive Vice President of Global Delivery & Operations at Freeborders Inc., an application outsourcing and software firm. Ms. Ross has also held strategic and operational leadership roles at Revlon Inc./MacAndrews & Forbes and The Boston Consulting Group.

Ms. Ross has served in the Israeli Navy Intelligence, possesses an international and European background and is fluent in four languages. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Tel Aviv University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Awards & Recognition:

• Global Leader in Consulting Award, Consulting Magazine, 2019 and 2021
• Top 50 Consulting Firm CEOs, Consulting Report, 2021
• Recognized as a leading Diversity Champion, Leaders in Tech Law Awards, Legaltech News, 2021
• Woman of the Year in Business Services, The Stevie Awards, 2020
• Female Executive of the Year in Business Services, The Stevie Awards, 2020
• Leading Woman in Business Award, San Francisco Business Times, 2014 and 2016