25+ Years Experience · Results-Driven · Boutique Consulting
Strategy. Execution.
Delivery.
Results-oriented boutique consulting with deep expertise across technology, operations, finance, and project management — from strategy through execution.
Services
Technology Strategy
CIO-level guidance on platform selection, vendor evaluation, data architecture, and technology roadmaps.
Project Management
End-to-end management of complex initiatives — system implementations, integrations, and multi-year programs.
Data & Analytics
Data modeling, reporting design, warehouse strategy, and translating business needs into data-driven solutions.
Operations & Accounting
Process improvement, operational accounting, financial reporting, and back-office optimization.
Regulatory & Compliance
Risk framework design, compliance advisory, privacy policy development, and regulatory interactions.
M&A Integration
Acquisition due diligence, platform integration, TSA negotiation, and post-close operational support.
Select Project Highlights
Top-5 Mortgage Servicer
M&A Project Management
Managed sign-to-close process for multiple acquisitions and dispositions. Provided project management for platform migration, system integration, and operational implementation post-close.
Regulatory & Compliance Advisory
Provided ongoing advisory support across regulatory response, compliance analysis, inter-company pricing reviews, and risk reporting for senior management and the board.
Global Fortune 500 Manufacturer
Predictive Modeling & Analytics
Designed and built predictive scoring models for high-stakes civil litigation, leveraging large-scale research surveys and statistical modeling to evaluate jurors on liability and damages. Provided jury selection, case value estimation, venue analysis, and trial strategy insights across billion-dollar disputes.
Web3/Blockchain Startup
On-Chain Data Analytics
Performed data analytics on Web3 projects leveraging on-chain blockchain data to surface insights on user behavior, transaction patterns, and platform performance.
$25B+ Private Equity Firm
Investor Portal Enhancements
Continued work from prior CIO role, leading enhancements to the firm's investor portal including front-end improvements and back-end data processing to ensure completeness and accuracy of investor reporting, capital account statements, and distribution workflows. Transitioned institutional knowledge built up over prior years to the Kayne Anderson IT team.
About
Christopher Hurley is the founder, Managing Director, and lead consultant at TwentySix Incorporated. Chris personally leads every engagement, bringing over 25 years of hands-on experience across technology, accounting, operations, and project management — supported by a trusted network of associates with expertise across finance, design and development, data analysis, and project management.
Since founding TwentySix Inc in 2019, Chris has delivered engagements spanning M&A project management, CRM and investor portal implementations, cloud treasury architecture, predictive litigation modeling, and blockchain data analytics — serving clients across the private equity, mortgage, legal, and financial services industries.
Previously, Chris served as Chief Information Officer at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, a $25B+ alternative asset manager, where he led a technology team responsible for data and systems across key functions including accounting, operations, investor relations, and treasury. Prior to that, he founded CPH Consulting Services (2009–2016), providing technology implementation, project management, operations, and accounting consulting for banking and private equity clients.
Chris began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, rising from consultant to Senior Manager over eight years in banking and financial services consulting. He also served as First Vice President and CFO of Capital Markets at IndyMac Bank, managing complex loan accounting, derivatives, and regulatory reporting.
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Princeton University
Contact
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cphurley@twentysixinc.com