Econic Partners is pleased to announce that Jonathan Foster has joined the firm as a Senior Consultant. Mr. Foster brings over three decades of real-world expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and private equity investing, while serving as a sought-after expert witness across corporate litigation cases on such topics. Mr. Foster’s track record of helping to analyze and testify about corporate decision-making further bolsters Econic’s commitment to have a full range of economic experts for complex litigation matters.
Mr. Foster said, “With more than 35 years of experience as an investment banker and corporate director—and having served as an expert witness in more than 60 cases and recently authored a book on corporate governance—I am thrilled to affiliate with Econic Partners. The firm has quickly built a premier team advising clients on complex and high-stakes matters, and I look forward to contributing my experience in mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, corporate governance, and distressed company situations.”
Jon Orszag, a Founding Partner of Econic Partners, commented, “There are few experts that use their real-world corporate experience to help explain how and why companies make decisions. Jon has the unique ability to do that, combining his decades of experience as a banker and a board corporate board member to testify on mergers, restructurings, valuation, and governance-related issues.”
About Jonathan Foster
Jonathan Foster is a Senior Consultant at Econic Partners, as well as the founder and managing partner of Current Capital Partners LLC, a mergers and acquisition advisory, corporate management services, and private equity co-investment firm. Throughout his career, he has held senior roles at leading financial institutions, and has served on the boards of more than 50 companies. As a sought-after expert witness in major corporate litigation, Mr. Foster has filed over 60 expert reports, as well as been deposed and testified in court and arbitration about M&A, valuation, governance, and distressed company issues. In addition, he is a published author of his book, On Board: The Modern Playbook for Corporate Governance.
