College of Business & Technology

John Garvey, Fall 2008

John Garvey

John Garvey is the former President of Chicago Partners and currently serves as the Segment Leader of the Economics Practice of Navigant Consulting, Inc. He has testified or directed complex litigation matters regarding fraud and forensic accounting, securities fraud, accounting irregularities, merger and acquisition disputes, derivative disputes, professional liability, bankruptcy and solvency, business valuation, and general damages issues. Mr. Garvey has also assisted counsel in many high-profile, board-directed investigations of allegations of fraud and accounting irregularities. He has appeared as an expert in Delaware Chancery Court, Bankruptcy Court, State and Federal courts, and in various administrative forums. Mr. Garvey has also served as an independent arbitrator.

Mr. Garvey’s career has spanned across the largest corporations in public accounting and consulting. In the eighties and early nineties, he served as partner for Deloitte & Touche before joining Arthur Andersen LLP as Partner and Market Team Leader for Business Fraud and Investigation Services.

Mr. Garvey is a CPA. He received his Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting from Western Illinois University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.