FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 27, 2026

Beacon Advisory Partners Merges with Beacon Analytics Management

Beacon Advisory Partners (BeaconAP) and Beacon Analytics Management (BAM) today announced a merger creating a premier consulting and advisory firm focused on operational transformation, technology strategy, and AI enablement for the investment management industry. 

Michael Sands, who founded BeaconAP in 2025 and previously served as Accenture’s Global GenAI Lead for Capital Markets, will serve as CEO. Frank Strauss and Gerry Healy, who co-founded BAM, will be Managing Partners. 

Frank and Gerry bring decades of senior leadership experience across the global capital markets industry. Their backgrounds span enterprise operating model transformation, business process reinvention, technology & platform implementations, service provider & vendor oversight, and strategic growth initiatives. Together, they have led complex operating model programs that align people, process, and technology to deliver scalable and sustainable outcomes.   

The combined firm further touts a seasoned leadership team including Dominic Crowe, an expert in global servicing and strategic initiatives, Jim Keenan, who brings deep experience in fund administration, and Dave Martocci, recognized for his experience in building and managing securities lending programs.  

“GenAI is changing the way we live and work,” said Frank Strauss. “The back and middle offices supporting investment management are well behind other industries in GenAI adoption. BeaconAP will now offer these firms a combination of domain expertise, industry practitioner experience, and industry focused AI applications that will realistically drive results in months, not years.” 

This joining of firms strengthens BeaconAP’s ability to support asset managers and asset owners, fund administrators, wealth managers, and the broader capital markets ecosystem. “We are committed to delivering actionable, cost-effective solutions rooted in real-world experience,” said Gerry Healy, Managing Partner of BeaconAP. “Our focus is on helping clients drive meaningful outcomes at scale, particularly as they face increasingly complex and high-stakes operational decisions.” 

 “Change is happening faster than ever, particularly with the introduction of GenAI,” said Michael Sands. “True transformation, and the value it creates, come from reinventing the business and operating model. Deep industry expertise and disciplined change management will be required to remain competitive. We must rethink our ways of working and rethink how we engage with technology.”

For more information, visit www.BeaconAP.com or reach out to contact@BeaconAP.com.