The Brattle Group reported that the company has elected David Sunding as the company’s new President, effective from July 1, 2020. The newly appointed company’s President David Sunding will replace Alexis Maniatis, who served as the President of the company for more than 10 years and now, he will return to full-time consulting in the company.

David Sunding has been the Principal in the San Francisco Officer of the company for nearly a decade and he is also the member of the Brattle’s Board of Directors since 2019. His practice focused and evolved around competition economics and testifying experts on the environment.

The company’s newly appointed David Sunding also has been a tenured Professor at the University of Columbia, Berkeley since 2010. He has held several leadership roles as the Chair of Berkeley’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Chairman of Brattle’s Board of Directors, Michael Cragg said, “The firm has flourished under Alexis’s guidance. We’re thankful for his years of vision and leadership, which have helped us to maintain our unique firm culture while tripling our number of employees and expanding our office locations in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.”

The company’s outgoing President, Alexis Maniatis said, “Dave embodies the firm’s core values of collaboration, respect, integrity, and performance. His leadership experience in consulting and academics is a great asset, and we’re energized as we think ahead to the firm’s long-term future.”

Sharing his thoughts over the new responsibility, David Sunding said, “I look forward to continuing to steer Brattle on a trajectory of purposeful growth,” said Dr. Sunding. “As we navigate through these unusual times, we look forward to building on the successes of our existing client work; expanding the scope of services we offer; furthering career development across the firm; and deepening our focus on improving diversity, equality, and inclusion.”