ABOUT

Mark C. Musa is the Senior Managing Director at Musa Consulting Group, LLC (“MCG”). Prior to forming MCG, Mr. Musa was a forensic economist with Simon Consulting. Mr. Musa also worked as a forensic economist with Navigant Consulting, Inc., a global consulting firm. Mr. Musa consults on economic damages pertaining to personal injury, commercial litigation, probate litigation, financial investigations, and divorce matters involving complex economic, financial, and accounting issues. Mr. Musa is a member of the National Association of Forensic Economics and the American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts.

Mr. Musa has comprehensive experience in supervising and analyzing claims for economic damages in a variety of matters involving personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, wrongful termination, lost profits, business interruption, breach of contract, probate litigation and the misappropriation of assets. Mr. Musa has assisted attorneys and their clients in preparation for discovery, deposition, and trial.

Mr. Musa has provided expert testimony on numerous occasions in federal and state court matters and at arbitration. He has communicated findings at mediations and has made presentations on economic damages to law firms.

FINANCIAL ANALYSES AND DAMAGES EXPERIENCE

  • Evaluated and quantified numerous claims involving the loss of earnings and fringe benefits stemming from various personal injury and medical malpractice lawsuits.

  • Analyzed and quantified numerous claims involving the economic loss of support to parties resulting from allegations of wrongful death.

  • Determined damages resulting from claims of wrongful termination as a result of allegations of gender, age, and religious discrimination.

  • Evaluated detailed life care plans, on numerous occasions, involving costs associated with the anticipated need for medical care commodities and services.

  • Analyzed and calculated lost profits related to claims involving breach of contract, and business interruption.

  • Investigated and quantified damages stemming from claims of misappropriation of assets by company executives and other employees.

  • Analyzed claims for financial losses and breach of fiduciary duty in probate litigation.

  • Analyzed the loss of income resulting from the alleged wrongful termination of a financial advisor employed by a brokerage firm. Reviewed and incorporated expert vocational opinions into the economic model for purposes of calculating economic damages.

  • Evaluated the loss of back pay, future earnings capacity and employer sponsored fringe benefits incurred by an individual as a result of alleged medical malpractice.

  • Evaluated the loss of economic support provided to a spouse and children as a result of the alleged wrongful death of a real estate agent.

  • Evaluated the lost income incurred by a medical practice as a result of an alleged product liability. Analyzed the medical practice’s financial performance and modeled projections including sensitivity analysis under varying economic assumptions.

  • Rebutted the quantification of lost profits resulting from a business interruption at a hotel and restaurant that was caused by a fire at the property.

  • Investigated claims involving the misappropriation of assets at an automated teller machine business by its President.

  • Quantified damages incurred by a high-tech manufacturing company stemming from allegations involving failure to pay on a claim.

Drew Fones is an accomplished analytics executive and strategic advisor with more than 25 years of experience helping organizations transform data into measurable business results. Throughout his career, he has led high-performing analytics, data science, and business intelligence teams across North America, Europe, and Asia, delivering innovative solutions that improve decision-making, operational efficiency, and profitability.

Drew has held executive leadership positions with organizations including Wells Fargo, TransUnion, American Express, and Cognilytics. Most recently, as Executive Director of Analytics, Insights & Strategy at Wells Fargo, he led a global team supporting U.S. Small Business Lending Operations, overseeing more than 500 analytics initiatives annually, workforce forecasting, executive reporting, and strategic planning.  His leadership was instrumental in developing data-driven solutions that enhanced operational performance and supported critical initiatives during the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program.

Currently, Drew serves as a Senior Consultant at Musa Consulting Group, providing advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and economic damages analyses. He maintains extensive experience related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, economic forecasts, business intelligence and financial modeling. 

In addition to his consulting work, Drew is committed to developing the next generation of analytics professionals. He serves on the Industry Advisory Board for SUNY Buffalo State's Data Science & Analytics program and has been an Adjunct Faculty member at Grand Canyon University since 2009.

Drew holds a Master of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Arizona State University, as well as an MBA in Quantitative Finance from the University of California, Riverside.

Lee Ann Williams is an organizational and administrative professional with more than two decades of experience helping small business' and organizations create greater efficiency, structure, and ease in the way they work and live.

With an Associate of Applied Science in Organizational Management and a Certificate in Organizational Leadership, Lee Ann brings a unique combination of professional administration, project coordination, quality assurance, training, customer service, and organization, excelling in operational support. She is recognized for her ability to analyze processes, identify opportunities for improvement, manage competing priorities, maintain confidentiality, and support customers and teams in fast-paced environments.

Since April 2023, Lee Ann has worked with Musa Consulting Group, providing professional support in an environment where organization, discretion, adaptability, initiative, and follow-through are essential. Today, Lee Ann assists Mr. Musa with day to day operations, so he can focus on successful Forensic Analyses of client cases.