Red Chalk Group
Umair Hussain is a Partner and Principal at Red Chalk Group, a strategic advisory firm founded by former McKinsey & Company consultants, since 2010. Umair specializes in growth strategy, disruptive technologies, and investment decisions, serving as a trusted adviser to C-Suite executives. Previously, Umair worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Financial Technology Partners in 2009, focusing on M&A and IPO advisory. Umair began the career as a Senior Manager at Illinois Business Consulting from 2007 to 2009, leading multiple client engagements. Early experiences also include internships at Huron Consulting Group and Allstate, where financial modeling and investment analysis were key responsibilities. Umair holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a dual B.S. in Accountancy and Finance from Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Red Chalk Group
Red Chalk Group is a professional services firm and strategic advisor to senior management on issues related to top-line growth, disruptive technology, key mega-trends, and related intellectual property. Our firm delivers strategies related to new revenue platforms, emerging and disruptive technologies, industry & competitive analysis, M&A support, and IP analysis and transaction services. Red Chalk Group has helped business leaders address their greatest challenges and opportunities at the most senior levels. Clients include the Fortune 500 and leading private equity firms. MISSION Our mission is to achieve outstanding results for our clients by addressing their greatest business challenges. We engage the highest caliber, most passionate professionals, who are driven to deliver distinctive and meaningful results. PRACTICE AREAS We serve our clients through the following practice areas: Strategy, Disruptive Technology, and M&A Consulting We are routinely engaged by senior executives to address issues related to strategic growth initiatives, disruptive technologies, mega-trends, and M&A due diligence across a wide range of industries and sectors to deliver high-impact and actionable insights. Energy Transition We have deep experience advising clients on managing the risks and opportunities associated with the rapid and sweeping transition to a lower carbon future. Our team has advised on revolutionary technologies such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and clean hydrogen, while understanding the investment and operating economics and climate change benefits within regulatory frameworks. IP Consulting and Transaction Services Our team of IP professionals helps clients address complex IP issues relating to the management of their intellectual property assets including portfolio/patent assessment, valuation, monetization, and competitive analysis. We also assist clients in the sale and/or acquisition of IP assets on a success-fee basis.