Aaron Dong

In this role I led high-performing teams of 5+ consultants, ensuring successful project execution and client satisfaction while fostering a growth-oriented collegial environment to enhance career development. Directed various strategy engagements, including market assessments, competitor studies, opportunity identification, and M&A integration/separations, while also spearheading the development of new service offerings for the firm. Select experiences: Strategic Planning and Market Analysis: Achieved 20%+ growth for a leading global sports apparel brand through extensive market research, competitive analysis, and commercial optimization; successfully transformed the creative organization to support a new go-to-market strategy. Organizational Design and Integration Management: Managed the successful acquisition and integration for a leading B2B rental company, including strategic planning, risk identification, and executive reporting; spearheaded operational and commercial transformation of the newly integrated organization to grow revenue by 24%. Complex Program Management: Steered an international, cross-functional public company readiness program to enable $40B transaction in the technology space, achieving SEC compliance, risk mitigation, and bi-weekly executive reporting to the CFO and Board of Directors.

In this role I served as a strategic advisor and management consultant to Fortune 500 Executive and C-Suite clients. Analyzed client’s business operations, market positioning, and financials to uncover value-creation opportunities and facilitate M&A transactions. Select experiences: Growth Strategy: Applied data analytics and developed balanced scorecard to identify 16 potential product development opportunities for a Fortune 50 technology client Value Creation: Drove reimagination and value creation efforts of a $4B retail brand through management of a comprehensive transformation program, development of strategic cost initiatives, and analysis of labor arbitrage opportunities. Due Diligence: Conducted buy-side diligence on a $1B freight logistics business unit of a technology company, utilizing financial analysis to model costs across multiple functions and assess the impact on EBITDA

In this role I provided strategic and operational recommendations to the Global Marketing organization of an international asset management firm. Led summer project focused on developing an international growth strategy to support the firm's goal of doubling Assets Under Management to approximately $1T within five years.

In this role I oversaw monitoring of Disney's global consumer products supply chain to ensure compliance with local labor laws and Disney Corporate Social Responsibility standards by its licensees and affiliates. Devised strategies to increase worker safety, mitigate brand risks, and enhance operational efficiencies across the manufacturing supply chain. Partnered with brands, including H&M, Nike, and Walmart, to establish industry-leading workplace safety standards.

Latham is one of the world's largest law firms with more than 2,500 attorneys in 30 offices around the world. Latham practices in all the major jurisdictions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and regularly represents companies doing business in Latin America and Africa. The firm is a global leader in corporate transactions, environmental law, finance matters, litigation and tax services―founding partner Dana Latham was a former commissioner of the IRS.