Experts & Advisors
Regina Lee
Senior Managing Director
Regina Lee serves as the Global Business Leader of Ankura’s Risk Advisory practice and is a member of Ankura’s Executive Leadership Team. She leads a global team of more than 500 experts across investigations, forensic accounting, data analytics, legal technology, cybersecurity, financial crimes, and mass tort resolution.
Experience
Regina advises boards of directors, C-suite executives, general counsel, audit committees, and governmental entities on high-stakes matters involving financial integrity, regulatory scrutiny, and enterprise risk. She helps leadership teams navigate complex situations with significant financial, legal, and reputational implications, including fraud, white collar crime, accounting errors, financial restatements, mass torts, securities, and bankruptcy.
A selection of Regina’s professional experience includes:
- Provided expert analysis to leading law firms on matters involving accounting misstatements, executive misconduct, investor fraud, and bribery.
- Served as an expert consultant in hundreds of accounting disputes, many involving significant public, regulatory, and media scrutiny.
- Investigated whistleblower reports at numerous corporations, determining financial statement impact and working with boards, regulators, criminal authorities, and external auditors to resolve the issues.
- Appointed as litigation trustee, liquidating trustee, claims administrator, settlement administrator, and financial advisor to court-appointed professionals.
Selected Distinctions
- Named as “Top 25 Global Consultant” by Consulting Magazine, with an endorsement for Excellence in Energy.
- Named to LawDragon’s list of top global restructuring finance professionals.
- Named “Top 50 Women Leaders of Texas” by Women We Admire.
- Education
- Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School
- MBA, Finance, Ohio University
- BBA, Accounting, Texas McCombs School of Business
- Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy and New York State Education Department
- Certified in Financial Forensics, AICPA
- Certified Fraud Examiner, ACFE
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, ACAMS
- Forensic Certified Public Accountant, Forensic CPA Society
- Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor, AIRA
- Certified Litigation Management Professional, CLM Alliance
- Affiliations
- American Institute of CPAs
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
- Association of Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors
- Women’s White-Collar Defense Association
- Turnaround Management Association
