Huron Consulting Group Enhances Healthcare Practice

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of financial and operational consulting services, today announced the addition of Robert E. Wilson and the transfer of Dirk VerMeulen to the Company’s Health and Education Consulting practice.

"As the financial crisis continues, the nation’s hospitals and health systems are facing increasingly difficult challenges in financing, staffing and general operations. With the addition of Dirk and Robert, we can better prepare our clients to mitigate those challenges,” said Gary E. Holdren, chairman and chief executive officer, Huron Consulting Group.

Wilson has more than 35 years of experience in healthcare consulting working for major firms. His areas of expertise include hospital financial reporting, capital finance and treasury, revenue cycle management, physician compensation, and supply chain operations. Wilson comes to Huron from Billings Clinic where he served as chief financial officer. Wilson will be based out of Huron’s Chicago office.

VerMeulen has more than 15 years of executive management and consulting experience. He has served clients throughout North America and Europe. His areas of expertise include cost reduction, corporate strategy, and development and operational improvement. VerMeulen has been with Huron’s Corporate Consulting practice since 2005. VerMeulen’s background in providing cost-saving solutions made him an ideal candidate to help healthcare clients navigate the difficult financial climate. He is based in Huron’s Chicago office.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group helps clients effectively address complex challenges that arise in litigation, disputes, investigations, regulatory compliance, procurement, financial distress, and other sources of significant conflict or change. The Company also helps clients deliver superior customer and capital market performance through integrated strategic, operational, and organizational change. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations, and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.