Reed Dailey | Chicago
Reed Dailey is a client relationship executive at CohnReznick based in Chicago, working with sponsors to create value and maximize their investments across the deal life cycle. He offers a full professional portfolio of skills and experiences in commercial, operations, financial management, and merger and acquisition activities, which he uses to advise clients on all facets of EBITDA growth, operational improvement, digital transformation, and the full M&A lifecycle.
Reed is a multi-dimensional creative thinker, recognized amongst business leaders as a strategic partner to the Board of Directors, C-Suite, and business executives on the design and implementation of their digital transformation journey. Reed is recognized for bringing thought leadership and technology expertise to create value through efficiency in core operations and digital capabilities. Partnering with strategic and financial buyers across the M&A deal lifecycle. Reed has successfully delivered client outcomes across enterprise transformation programs and the middle market. He has managed M&A deals ranging from 100-day planning and post-acquisition integrations to value creation and divestitures: from Strategy to Implementation.
Reed's management consulting path began when he joined the Strategy & Transformation practice at Capgemini Consulting after earning his Master of Business Administration from St. John's Tobin School of Business. Over the next years, Reed has advised leading companies in manufacturing & distribution, media & entertainment, and retail to expand into new markets, capturing value through mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures gaining advantages through operational excellence and digital agility.
In 2022, Reed launched Digital Deep Dive Show, a brand-new podcast. This podcast is designed for all digital maturity levels and helps companies understand how to harness the power of digital. In each episode, Reed sits down with recognized industry leaders to discuss their work and the evolution of the marketplace. These discussions range from innovation to commercial strategies in the evolving marketplace, plus operational tactics and solutions to market threats and opportunities. It is about anticipating the future and preparing the business to lead marketplace change, so these companies get to the future first.
Reed brings passion and drive to his consulting work; He is proud at being a connector of talent to employers, mentors to leaders, bringing fresh ideas, a proven track record, and uniquely collaborative experience to his client engagements.