Ian Shanno has 20 years of experience advising client executives in driving change efforts within growth and competitive strategy, margin and performance improvement, mergers and acquisitions, and financial communications. Before founding ALIGNMT, he was the co-founder of an Investor Relations agency, a managing director within two boutique corporate finance and M&A advisory groups, a VP at McGladrey Capital Markets and an AVP at Citigroup Global Markets.

Mr. Shanno’s work with clients focuses on driving measurable improvement in market positioning, financial results, product and service quality and community benefit through sustainable transformation and transactions. He is a thought leader and frequent speaker on building value through progressive strategy, finance and operations design.

Mr. Shanno has served diverse organizations across myriad industries including Healthcare, Technology, SaaS, Transportation, Manufacturing, Distribution and Business Services. He also has experience in structuring and working within partnerships, having helped design effective joint ventures, mergers and collaborations.