 Matt Bahnan, Associate Director Matt Bahnan, a management consulting executive with over 15 years experience throughout the United States, serves as an Associate Director with Cowan & Associates. In this role, he brings a wealth of management consulting experience from both the commercial and government sectors. Areas of expertise include Business Strategy, Performance and Portfolio Management, Business Process Improvement, Operational Cost Reduction, Supply Chain & Program Management, IT Strategy, and Management of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems. As Associate Director, Mr. Bahnan has helped position the firm as one of the pre-eminent technology and management consulting firms in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Cowan & Associates, Inc., he worked with ICOR Partners, a management consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Career highlights include: shaping compensation policy decisions at the Department of Navy based upon economic analysis, leading the development and implementation of a Program Management Office and a full life cycle Capital, Planning, Investment Control (CPIC) process at the United States House of Representatives, developing a Periodic Reporting System for the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, and leading the development, formulation, and implementation of a five year portfolio optimization strategy for the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Mr. Bahnan is a graduate of the University of Rochester, with degree in MBA in Corporate Strategy and Finance and a BS in Accounting and Finance from the California State University Northridge. |