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Education and Non-Profit

As states face mounting budget deficits, public and private school systems and universities are struggling with demographic changes, significantly reduced revenue and increasing costs. Schools systems and institutions of higher education must find new ways to streamline resources, gain efficiencies, improve performance, and reduce and eliminate budget gaps. Our goal is to divert resources away from ineffective bureaucracy and inject funds back into the classroom.

Education Market Segments

• K-12 Public School Systems
• Secondary Schools
• For-Profit Education Companies

Alvarez & Marsal has assisted both for-profit and non-profit organizations in K-12 and higher education across the U.S. to implement long-term, sustainable and measurable change. Our professionals have helped management to transform the budgets and operations of some of the largest public school systems in the country, including the New York City Department of Education, St. Louis Public Schools, Washington, D.C. Public Schools, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the New Orleans Public Schools.

Some of our notable higher education clients have included Columbia University, Antioch College Continuation Corporation (ACCC), Maricopa Community College, the University of Texas System and the University of Southern California / Keck School of Medicine.  Unlike other management consulting firms focused on education systems, A&M’s professionals draw upon the firm’s operational heritage to place an emphasis on execution over analysis and results over recommendations.

A&M professionals have provided key leadership in the transformation of education systems by serving in advisory and senior management positions such as interim Superintendent, interim Chief Financial Officer, interim Chief Information Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO), Chief Adviser on Restructuring, CRO for Finance, CRO for the Office of School Support Services, CRO of Office of Pupil Transportation and Special Education CRO for Empowerment of Schools.

Our Education and Non-Profit services include:

• Financial Consulting and Advisory
• Project Management
• Financial and Operational Implementation
• Change Management / Labor Relations
• Interim and Crisis Management
• Grants Management
• Information Technology Consulting
• Performance Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning and Implementation
• Turnaround Advisory
• Business and Organizational Transformation
• Special Education Services