Todd Rahn

Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting

Speaker

Todd Rahn co-leads FTI Consulting’s SEC & Accounting Advisory and ESG & Sustainability practices, bringing more than 25 years of audit, accounting and advisory experience to his clients. Mr. Rahn engages hand-in-hand with management teams in the application of U.S. GAAP, IFRS and auditing standards, operational topics around the structure and strategy of the finance organization, the evaluation of financing alternatives and related reporting. He also supports these teams in planning for and evaluating the impact and disclosure of transactions, including the initial public offering process and environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) disclosure, as well as the application and response to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) matters, financial restatements and accounting litigation and disputes.

Mr. Rahn has worked on projects in the United States and globally, covering multiple complex accounting topics involving revenue recognition, business combinations, consolidation, cost allocation, impairment, stock-based compensation, financial reporting disclosures and audit and ESG disclosure readiness, among many others. He has also been engaged by counsel representing companies and board of director committees as an expert in accounting matters, purchase price disputes, internal investigations, government inquiries and whistleblower allegations concerning accounting and financial reporting fraud and misappropriation of assets.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Rahn was a lead client service and signing partner at Deloitte providing consulting, accounting and auditing services to companies ranging from start-ups to large multinational businesses. He has extensive experience evaluating SEC reporting matters and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). Mr. Rahn has focused his time in the technology, media and advertising, semiconductor and telecommunications industries, including related sectors in energy, life sciences and consumer business. Further, Mr. Rahn pioneered the structure and delivery of attest engagements on sustainability disclosure and reports.

Mr. Rahn was a clearing partner in Deloitte’s national office, where he focused his time on attest risk management, including potential fraud, investigative or enforcement matters impacting clients. He developed policies governing cross-border governance and controls, litigation and contract compliance, often addressing the most difficult issues faced by Deloitte’s corporate clients. He also spent seven years, based out of New York and London, advising large corporations on the application of the SEC’s rules and regulations, U.S. GAAP, IFRS and local accounting standards in a multijurisdictional setting where more than one set of rules and regulations apply.

Mr. Rahn is passionate about and has held leadership roles driving inclusion and change in today’s corporate cultures, in particular the development of sustainable ESG practices, each an area that guides his work and path within his profession.