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Rahul Sekhar is an Executive Vice President with economic consulting firm Compass Lexecon in Chicago. At Compass Lexecon, Rahul consults on economic issues arising in corporate litigation, focusing on issues relating to valuation (including appraisal), mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy-related issues, damages, corporate finance, executive compensation, duties of corporate boards and directors, and general corporate governance. Rahul’s casework spans a wide range of industries including financial services, chemicals/energy, consumer products, pharmaceutical, technology, entertainment, real estate, and heavy construction. Rahul serves on both the Management and the Executive Committees at Compass Lexecon, assisting the president of Compass Lexecon with the general administration of the firm. Prior to Compass Lexecon, Rahul consulted with A.T. Kearney in their Strategic Information Technology Practice, where he advised corporations on the use of technology to re-envision their business strategies and operating models. Rahul has an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with concentrations in Finance and Business Strategy and BAs in Physics and Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Rahul’s involvement with Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children's Choir) began in the 1980s through his brother, who participated in the Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir, and continued with his two adult children, Nikita (Class of 2020) and Kira (Class of 2022), who both participated in the Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir, as well as Voice of Chicago. Rahul lives in Lincoln Park with his wife Lauren Johnson and their son, Everett.