Michael Garibaldi is a senior director in the FTI Consulting Forensic and Litigation
Consulting practice and is based in San Francisco. Prior to joining FTI Consulting,
Mr. Garibaldi was a senior consultant in the Financial Advisory Services practice
at LECG.
Mr. Garibaldi uses his experience in accounting and finance to manage dispute consulting
and forensic investigatory engagements related to complex financial and accounting
litigation matters. Mr. Garibaldi has provided consulting services to a variety of
clients including multinational corporations, start-up ventures, and private companies.
He assists in-house and external counsel in matters involving accounting analysis
and the economics and financial analyses of complex transactions and damages resulting
from a variety of civil claims.
Prior to entering the forensic accounting and litigation consulting industry, Mr.
Garibaldi was an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he managed audit engagements
for clients concentrated in the investment management industry. Specifically, Mr.
Garibaldi focused on financial statement and internal controls/Sarbanes-Oxley audits
of public and private asset managers, mutual funds, and hedge funds.
Mr. Garibaldi graduated with honors from California Polytechnic State University –
San Luis Obispo, where he earned a B.S. in business administration, with concentrations
in public accounting and financial management. Mr. Garibaldi is a Certified Public
Accountant.