James H. Roth

James H. Roth has served as Chief Executive Officer of Huron Consulting Group Inc. and Huron Consulting Services LLC, our principal operating subsidiary, since July 30, 2009. He was elected to Huron’s board of directors on November 3, 2009. Previously, Mr. Roth served as Vice President, Health and Education Consulting for the Company since January 1, 2007. Since Huron’s inception in 2002, Mr. Roth has been a managing director and practice leader of the Company’s Higher Education Consulting Practice, which he grew into one of our largest organically grown practices. Mr. Roth has been a frequent speaker in national forums on matters relating to higher education and academic medical centers. He has also been instrumental in expanding our educational and healthcare practices into the Middle East and Asia. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Vanderbilt University and his MBA from Southern Methodist University.

David M. Shade

David M. Shade was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Huron Consulting Group Inc. and Huron Consulting Services LLC on May 6, 2009. Before that date, he had served as Huron’s Vice President, Healthcare since May 2007. Prior to joining Huron, Mr. Shade was Principal, Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Wellspring Partners (now a Huron Consulting Group practice). Previously, Mr. Shade served the healthcare consulting division of Ernst & Young in a variety of partner level roles for more than 21 years, where he moved the practice beyond healthcare finance into healthcare operations and strategy. He subsequently served as Chief Executive Officer and principal investor of a firm specializing in healthcare valuation services. Before starting his professional career, Mr. Shade served as a combat officer with the 101st Airborne Division in the Republic of Vietnam, where he was decorated for valor. Mr. Shade is a Member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the American Hospital Association. Mr. Shade received his B.A. in Accounting from Miami University, Ohio, and his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

James K. Rojas

James K. Rojas was appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Huron Consulting Group Inc. and Huron Consulting Services LLC on July 30, 2009, and subsequently appointed Treasurer on November 3, 2009.  Before returning to Huron, from 2007 to 2009, Mr. Rojas was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stop & Shop and Giant Supermarket Company, a subsidiary of Ahold USA, Inc., a grocery retailer. Prior thereto, he was the Executive Vice President – Shared Services of Ahold USA, Inc. from January 2007 to June 2007. Previously, from January 2006 to December 2006, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer of U.S. Foodservice, a broadline foodservice distributor. Prior to that, from March 2005 through December 2005, Mr. Rojas served as Vice President of Corporate Development for Huron, as well as a managing director of Huron Consulting Services LLC from May 2002 through March 2005. Mr. Rojas received his B.B.A., with a concentration in Accounting, from the University of Notre Dame.

Natalia Delgado

Natalia Delgado has served as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since September 2004. She was appointed Vice President on March 1, 2006. From January 1999 to September 2004, she was a principal at the law firm of Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd. Prior to that, Ms. Delgado was a partner at the law firm of Jenner & Block. Ms. Delgado began her legal career at the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby and McRae, a predecessor of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. During her career in private practice, Ms. Delgado represented clients in securities and corporate matters, including public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Her practice also involved advising clients regarding compliance with securities laws and corporate governance. Ms. Delgado received her A.B. in Liberal Arts from Oberlin College and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. She is admitted to practice law in the states of Illinois and New York.

Mary M. Sawall

Mary M. Sawall has served as our Vice President, Human Resources since May 2004; as Vice President, Human Resources of Huron Consulting Services LLC since January 2004; and as managing director and head of Human Resources of Huron Consulting Services LLC since May 2002. Previously, she was executive vice president of human resources at Encore Development, a technology solutions provider, from 2000 to 2002 and at marchFIRST Inc., a global business and technology solutions provider, from 1998 to 2000. She has also served as director of human resources for the Illinois practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP and has held financial and administrative management positions at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., a global strategy and technology consulting firm, and Cambridge Associates, a provider of investment and financial research and consulting services to nonprofit institutions. Ms. Sawall received her B.A. in the Program of Liberal Studies from the University of Notre Dame, her M.A. in Anthropology from Yale University and her MBA from Cornell University.

Diane Ratekin

Diane Ratekin was named Huron’s Assistant Secretary on May 6, 2009.  She has been employed in Huron’s legal department since January 2005, and currently serves as our  Deputy General Counsel and a Managing Director.  Prior to joining Huron, Ms. Ratekin was a partner in the Corporate Department of McGuireWoods LLP.  Previously, she spent 17 years in the legal department of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., formerly known as Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. and Kemper Financial Services, Inc., where she was a Director and Team Leader of the Corporate and Investments Team. Before that, Ms. Ratekin was a litigator at Jenner & Block.  Ms. Ratekin is admitted to practice in Iowa and Illinois.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Lisa Robison

Lisa Robison was named Assistant Treasurer on May 6, 2009.  She serves as Huron’s Managing Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.  Ms. Robison has been with Huron since June 2004.  In addition to her responsibilities in Financial Planning and Analysis, Ms. Robison is also responsible for Huron’s Treasury Management function.  Prior to joining Huron, Ms. Robison spent her entire career at Arthur Andersen.  She began her career in 1983 as an auditor in Chicago and in 1986 moved to Practice Administration where she was the Operations Manager for the Specialty Consulting Group until 1997.  Ms. Robison was promoted to Principal in 2000 while serving as the Financial Operations Director for the Central Region Business Consulting Practice from 1997 to 2002.  Ms. Robison has had extensive experience working with consulting business leaders helping them operate their businesses profitably.

Thomas Burns

Thomas Burns was appointed Huron’s Controller effective October 1, 2009.  Previously he had served as Huron’s Director of Revenue since joining the Company in 2005.  Prior to joining Huron, Mr. Burns had served as Director of Finance for American Tower Corporation, a leading provider of wireless and broadcast towers worldwide, and as Director of Financial Reporting and Budgeting for 360° Communications Company, a wireless communications company.  Mr. Burns received a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois.