Ankura Names Chris Broyles as Practice Leader of Visual Communications Consulting & Trial Services

Veteran Litigation Graphics and Strategic Communications Leader to Expand Ankura’s Visual Persuasion Capabilities

(NEW YORK, NY – September 15, 2026) Ankura Consulting Group, LLC (“Ankura”), a leading global consulting and expert advisory firm, today announced that Chris Broyles has joined the firm as Senior Managing Director and Practice Leader of Visual Communications Consulting & Trial Services. Based in Chicago, Broyles will lead the practice and broaden its offerings, helping clients turn complex facts into clear, persuasive visual arguments in courtrooms, boardrooms, and conference rooms.

Broyles brings more than 25 years of experience across litigation graphics, trial technology, and strategic communications, with in-court and war room support spanning more than 100 federal and state trials and hearings for the country’s leading law firms. His work ranges from demonstrative design and courtroom presentation technology to crisis and reputation communications for executives navigating regulatory inquiries, restructurings, and other high-stakes matters.

“Chris is a rare combination of creative leader and trusted advisor in the highest-stakes moments our clients face,” said Angela Cinefro, President of Ankura. “He has built and scaled visual communications practices before, and he knows how to turn complexity into clarity when the outcome truly matters. He will be a tremendous asset to our clients and our teams.”

Prior to joining Ankura, Broyles founded a Chicago-based strategic consultancy serving Fortune 500 corporations, AmLaw 100 law firms, and high-growth technology companies. Earlier, he held senior leadership roles at global consulting and professional services organizations, where he led an Americas digital and creative practice and built large-scale creative operations teams. He is the author of Can’t Stop the Spaceship: A Business Parable on Navigating Change in the Age of AI and has been recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as a Notable Marketing Executive.

“Chris brings deep trial experience and a genuine talent for making complicated material understandable,” said Dorothy DeAngelis, Senior Managing Director and co-Business Group Leader of Disputes and Economics at Ankura. “Clients bring us their most consequential matters, and Chris’s leadership will strengthen how we help them present those facts clearly and credibly when it counts most.”