AArete Fortifies Consulting Leadership with Senior Managing Director, 3 Managing Director Promotions and Strategic Hire
Exceptional Talent Positions Global Consulting Firm for Continued Growth
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AArete, a leading global management and technology consulting firm, announced today the promotions of Maulik Bhagat to Senior Managing Director; Michael Cavanagh, Evan Ling, and Matt Semetulskis to Managing Director; and the strategic addition of Faheem Zuberi as Managing Director. These leadership appointments will position the firm for continued growth and global client delivery excellence.
Maulik Bhagat, Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director: Maulik provides executive leadership of AArete’s consulting services and solutions including Profitability Improvement, Digital & Technology, and Strategy & Change for healthcare, financial services, and public sector clients. He serves as a member of the executive leadership team with over 20 years of global experience in operational and management consulting advising Fortune 1000 clients. Maulik’s expertise and leadership delivers strategic transformation, digital innovation, operational efficiency, bottom-line improvement, and transformational change management for AArete clients.
Faheem Zuberi, Managing Director: Faheem is a results-driven senior executive who joined the firm in December with a 30-year track record of delivering impactful outcomes in the healthcare, insurance, and financial services sectors. As a skilled cross-functional leader and change agent, he excels in balancing cost, quality, and customer experience to drive organizational success. Faheem is recognized for achieving significant cost savings, enhancing customer satisfaction, mitigating operational risks, and optimizing performance through innovative strategies and execution.
“These leadership team enhancements, combined with our data-driven approach and market intelligence, position AArete to better serve clients facing complex challenges in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace.”
Loren Trimble – CEO
“Maulik has served as a trusted partner and unwavering leader driving AArete innovation over his nearly 14-year AArete tenure, and Faheem’s experience and impressive track record significantly strengthens our strategic consulting delivery capabilities,” said Loren Trimble, AArete’s CEO & Managing Director. “These leadership team enhancements, combined with our data-driven approach and market intelligence, position AArete to better serve clients facing complex challenges in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace.”
In addition, AArete is proud to announce the promotion of three exceptional leaders to Managing Director positions:
Michael Cavanagh, Managing Director: Michael is an accomplished management consulting leader with more than a decade of experience advising health plans of all sizes across U.S. markets. His expertise includes healthcare cost management, performance analytics, provider network development, medical claims payment accuracy, and operational process improvement. He represents AArete’s Healthcare Payer leadership and his demonstrated impact generating operational performance improvements to drive enterprise value sets him apart.
Evan Ling, Managing Director: Evan Ling is an accomplished consulting leader who has been advising clients for more than a decade in healthcare, financial services, technology, transportation, and retail sectors. He leads engagements focused on cost and operational improvement, procurement enhancement, and technology innovation with specific expertise in strategic sourcing and process improvement. He represents AArete’s Profitability Improvement solution leadership, with a focus on cost management and revenue optimization initiatives for clients.
Matt Semetulskis, Managing Director: Matt is a trusted advisor to healthcare payer clients, who are navigating the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. He brings more than a decade of operational improvement and cost management consulting leadership to clients, including expertise in payment integrity, value-based care, utilization management, and medical management, while strengthening provider relations and member outcomes. He represents AArete’s Healthcare Payer leadership and plays a key role in AArete’s Payment Intelligence® and cost of care solutions.
“Michael, Evan, and Matt have consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and delivered outstanding results for our clients,” Trimble added. “These promotions reflect our commitment to recognizing and nurturing internal talent, and by promoting from within, we not only recognize their individual achievements but reinforce our commitment to creating a culture at AArete of continuous growth and professional advancement.”
AArete is also pleased to share the following operations leadership promotions:
AArete’s commitment to excellence has been further underscored by recent industry recognition, including being named one of Forbes America’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025 in the category of Healthcare & Life Sciences. AArete has also been recognized as a Forbes World’s Best Management Consulting Firm for three years running. In 2024, six of the firm’s leaders earned prestigious awards, including honors from Consulting Magazine.
About AArete
AArete is a global management and technology consulting firm specializing in driving profitability improvement, digital transformation, and strategy & change for clients. Our cross-industry solutions are powered by a digital-first mindset, market intelligence and data-driven approach to deliver purposeful change, actionable insights and guaranteed results. We work across all industries and business functions to optimize profits in a compressed timeframe. AArete humanizes data by translating numbers into actionable insights, helping clients make better decisions and standing by their side to foster change with confidence, empathy and purpose. Learn more at AArete.com or follow us @AArete on LinkedIn & @aareteconsulting on Instagram.
