Jason Hanover

For more than three decades, Jason has owned leadership responsibility for complex organizations of up to 7,000 personnel, stewarding budgets exceeding $1.5 billion, directing multinational operations, securing major infrastructure investments, and overseeing enterprise systems supporting more than 500,000 personnel worldwide.

Executives turn to Jason when organizations face consequential moments requiring stronger leadership, accelerated execution, operational recovery, strategic repositioning, or preparation for the next stage of growth. His experience spans the full spectrum of organizational inflection points, including operational turnarounds, accelerated growth initiatives, strategic pivots, capability modernization, organizational redesign, and enterprise-scale execution challenges. He has supported leadership teams responsible for $100 billion in capital investments contributing to more than $1 billion in realized value creation and $750 million in annualized revenue improvement.

Prior to joining Ankura, Jason served a 26-year career in Air Force Special Operations where he held progressively larger command and executive leadership roles. He led organizations through large-scale growth, strategic pivots, workforce modernization, operational surges, and enterprise-wide change initiatives, including multinational organizations operating across multiple locations in demanding environments around the world.

Whether restoring business performance, integrating complex organizations, executing a strategic pivot, or preparing an organization for its next phase of growth, Jason brings the perspective of a leader who has spent his career operating at decisive moments. He is known for helping organizations successfully navigate inflection points where business performance, organizational capability, leadership alignment, and execution determine long-term success.