Dr. Jose¿ Hernandez is a globally recognized expert on strategy, crisis management, governance, and ethical leadership. A professional accountant, he is a trusted advisor to multinational companies navigating complex criminal and regulatory matters. The first edition of his first book, Broken Business: Seven Steps to Reform Good Companies Gone Bad, was translated into several languages. He is the CEO of Ortus Strategies, an independent consulting firm that advises boards and executive leadership teams of global organizations. Prior to founding Ortus, Hernandez was a founding partner of FGI Europe, a strategy and crisis management firm that he built with former FBI Director Louis Freeh.Hernandez is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and Professional Accountant (Ontario), U.S. Certified Public Accountant (Delaware), and Chartered Financial Analyst. Hernandez holds both Bachelor of Mathematics and Master of Accounting degrees from the University of Waterloo (Canada). He has a Ph.D. in Economics and Business Administration from VU University in Amsterdam, where he is a guest faculty member. His doctoral dissertation was titled "Principles, Processes, and Practices of Fraud Prevention." He has lectured at research institutions in Canada, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and El Salvador. Hernandez was born in El Salvador and is a national of Canada and The Netherlands. He is married and has two grown children.
