Chris Ruggeri is the national managing principal of Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory’s Risk Intelligence market in Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics. With more than 25 years of experience, she is focused on helping companies manage strategic risk to drive sustainable shareholder value, financial flexibility and agility, and improve stakeholder confidence. Ruggeri has also served as the strategy and innovation leader and the M&A leader where she advised companies, boards of directors, and committees on negotiated and unsolicited transactions to understand the value of business enterprises and associated risk factors. Chris has been quoted by top-tier media on M&A trends, corporate development, and shareholder activism.