Ankit Javia is an accomplished business transformation executive whose career has been defined by helping organizations solve complex operational challenges, execute high-impact strategic initiatives, and create sustainable enterprise value. With more than fourteen years of experience spanning consulting, engineering, supply chain leadership, mergers and acquisitions, and operational transformation, he has established himself as a trusted advisor to executive leadership teams navigating periods of growth, disruption, and organizational change. His ability to integrate analytical rigor with practical execution has enabled companies across multiple industries to improve performance, reduce costs, optimize operations, and position themselves for long-term success.
Currently serving as Managing Director within FTI Consulting’s Business Transformation practice, Ankit partners with senior executives and corporate boards to address some of the most challenging business issues organizations face today. His work encompasses operational improvement, cost optimization, supply chain transformation, post-merger integration, carve-outs, due diligence, salesforce effectiveness, and enterprise-wide performance improvement. As part of FTI Consulting’s Corporate Finance & Restructuring practice, he helps organizations not only respond to change but capitalize on it by creating resilient operating models that drive measurable financial and operational results.
Ankit’s journey at FTI Consulting reflects a consistent record of excellence and leadership. Since joining the firm in 2019 as a Senior Consultant, he has steadily advanced through increasingly senior positions, including Director, Senior Director, and ultimately Managing Director. This progression speaks to both his technical expertise and his ability to build trusted relationships with clients facing highly complex strategic and operational decisions. Throughout each stage of his career, he has successfully led multidisciplinary teams while helping organizations align strategy with execution and transform ambitious business objectives into tangible outcomes.
Prior to FTI Consulting, Ankit served as a Senior Consultant within Capgemini’s Operations Transformation practice, where he advised organizations across aerospace, manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, telecommunications, energy, hospitality, and consumer products. His engagements focused on procurement transformation, strategic sourcing, supplier management, ERP evaluations, customer operations, technology roadmaps, operational planning, and continuous process improvement. Working across diverse industries sharpened his ability to rapidly understand business challenges and develop customized solutions that balanced operational excellence with long-term strategic objectives.
Earlier in his career, Ankit built a strong operational and engineering foundation through roles at Air Products and Delta Air Lines. At Delta, he led sourcing efforts for a next-generation in-flight entertainment system, coordinated supplier negotiations across multiple aircraft programs, and developed sourcing strategies that balanced technical requirements with scalable cost efficiencies. At Air Products, he supported engineering operations serving more than 6,000 customers throughout North America while working alongside sales, customer service and field technicians to improve maintenance planning, optimize inventory strategies, enhance safety procedures, and reduce operational costs. These early experiences provided valuable real-world insight into the intersection of engineering, operations, and strategic business management.
Throughout his career, Ankit has developed deep expertise across every major component of modern supply chain management. His experience includes Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), sourcing and procurement, inventory management, network optimization, supplier relationship management, process redesign, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, operational due diligence, integration planning, and enterprise transformation. His ability to view supply chain operations not simply as logistical functions but as strategic drivers of competitive advantage allows him to identify opportunities that improve profitability while strengthening customer experience and organizational resilience.
Ankit’s educational background reflects both exceptional technical capability and executive business leadership. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, where he evaluated supply chain strategies and operational improvements for nationally recognized consumer brands. He also earned both a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from the University of Virginia while completing a minor in Aerospace Engineering. During his undergraduate studies, he published research examining the emerging electric vehicle industry and vehicle conversion technologies, demonstrating an early commitment to innovation, engineering excellence, and forward-thinking problem solving.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Ankit possesses a truly global perspective. He has worked extensively with clients throughout North America, Europe and South America, bringing international experience to complex business engagements that require sensitivity to diverse markets, cultures, and operating environments. Fluent in English and Gujarati, he effectively collaborates with multinational teams while building strong relationships across organizational boundaries. His credentials as a Private Pilot further reinforce his passion for aviation, one of the industries in which he hopes to continue contributing strategic value throughout his career.
Motivated by the opportunity to contribute beyond day-to-day executive leadership, Ankit is actively pursuing board service where he can apply his broad consulting background and cross-functional business expertise to help organizations achieve sustainable growth. He believes that effective governance requires directors who understand not only finance and strategy, but also operations, customer growth, supply chains, organizational transformation, and post-transaction integration. Drawing from years of advising executive leadership teams across multiple industries, he brings an objective, enterprise-wide perspective that enables organizations to navigate complexity while building lasting value for shareholders, employees, customers, and stakeholders alike.
Character:
Ankit demonstrates integrity, humility, and professionalism in every engagement, consistently placing the long-term interests of organizations and stakeholders at the center of his work. He builds trust through collaboration, accountability, and a genuine commitment to helping others succeed.
Knowledge:
His expertise spans business transformation, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain optimization, operational excellence, engineering, and corporate strategy. He combines analytical depth with practical experience to solve highly complex business challenges across multiple industries.
Strategic:
Ankit approaches every opportunity with an enterprise-wide perspective that balances operational improvements with sustainable long-term growth. His ability to align people, processes, and strategy enables organizations to execute transformational initiatives with confidence and measurable results.
Communication:
Communicating complex operational, financial, and strategic concepts with clarity and credibility, ensuring alignment among executives, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. His experience presenting to senior leadership and frontline employees and facilitating transformation initiatives allows him to build consensus and drive meaningful organizational change.
