Sudhakar Kesavan

Biography

 Sudhakar Kesavan serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ICF, a global management, technology, and policy consulting firm headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. The firm has offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and over 5,000 employees serving clients in the public and private sectors. The firm is traded on the NASDAQ public market (ticker symbol: ICFI). Under Mr. Kesavan’s leadership, ICF has become one of the world’s largest consulting firms specializing in two broad areas: energy and infrastructure, and health and social programs. With more than 60 offices worldwide, ICF works with clients in government, companies in the energy, health, technology, financial services, aviation and retail industries, foundations, and non-profit organizations. Mr Kesavan joined ICF as an Associate in 1983. Mr. Kesavan specialized in assessing the economic impact of regulation on industry. Throughout his consulting career, Mr. Kesavan has played a critical role in analyzing the economic impacts of various regulations on industry in the U.S. and in more than 50 countries worldwide. In 1996, he was named President of ICF Consulting Group, a division of Kaiser Engineers, a global engineering firm. In June 1999 he led the leveraged buyout of the division from Kaiser Engineers. The firm has grown organically and through acquisitions since it became an independent firm. Mr. Kesavan has also led the expansion of ICF’s geographic footprint globally. From primarily an east coast-based firm with an office in Washington, DC, the firm has established multiple offices servicing clients all across the U.S. The firm has also established offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and India.

Research Interest

 Business Management