Ajay Sabherwal

Biography

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Sabherwal served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FairPoint Communications, Inc., a leading provider of telecommunications services primarily in Northern New England from 2010 to 2016. Mr. Sabherwal joined FairPoint Communications, shortly after the Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In January 2011, following the culmination of a financial restructuring process where FTI Consulting represented the creditors, FairPoint Communications emerged from bankruptcy and was relisted on the NASDAQ. Under Mr. Sabherwal’s leadership, FairPoint Communications completed a fundamental transformation including improved cash management and a successful debt refinancing, among other initiatives led by Mr. Sabherwal. Prior to FairPoint Communications, from 2009 to 2010, Mr. Sabherwal served as Chief Financial Officer of Mendel Biotechnology, Inc., a biotechnology company that was acquired by Koch Industries in 2014. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Sabherwal served as Chief Financial Officer of Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc., a bioethanol production and marketing company that completed an initial public offering on the NYSE in 2006.

Research Interest

Executive courses, Bankruptcy and Creditors.