Gail Steinel

Senior Strategic Advisor

Gail focuses on strategic advisory services and coaching senior leadership teams. implementation, across multiple
industries.

 

Education

  • Rutgers University, B.S. in Accounting, 1979
  • Gail began her career at Arthur Andersen as an auditor.
  • Gail was ultimately elevated to Global Managing Partner for the Business Consulting Group. She managed and led approximately 10,000 employees across 85 countries, delivering strategy, people, process, and technology services to
    clients in all industry sectors. Gail also led a complex series of global transactions and group hires, resulting in approximately 8,000 professionals joining KPMG Consulting (later renamed BearingPoint).
  • At BearingPoint, Gail provided management and technology consulting services across all industries, including
    government contracting.
  • Currently, in addition to her role at Nichols Law, Gail is a Senior Advisor to Alvarez & Marsal’s Global Transactions Advisory Group and its USA Corporate Transactions Group, which provides financial and operational due diligence services to private equity firms and corporations.

 

  • Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) | 2006 – present
    Audit Committee, Chairperson & Compensation Committee, Member
  • DAI Corporation | 2006 – present
  • Invesque Corporation (TSX: IVQ) | 2021 – present
    Audit Committee, Chairperson & Member of Compensation & Nominating Committees
  • MTS Systems (NASDAQ: MTSC) | 2009 – 2020
  • Center for Hope & Safety (Domestic Violence Charity) | 2012 – present Board Member
  • Excuse Me, Aren’t You in Charge? – Co-authored with Mike Policano

Leadership During Crisis

Gail and her colleague, Mike Policano, have delivered numerous speaking engagements on leadership, particularly during times of crisis. They have been guest speakers at corporations and leading academic business institutions, including:

  • Harvard
  • Yale
  • Villanova
  • West Point

Robert Nichols

Partner

Carla Weiss

Partner

Bob Rhoad

Partner

Steven Shaw

Partner

Rick Beizer

Of Counsel

Haaleh Katouzian

Associate

Logan Kemp

Associate

Sophie Wechsler

Operations Manager

Laura K. Kennedy

Senior Advisor

Otis Handy

Associate