Art Djavairian
Managing Director | Head of Performance Improvement
Art Djavairian currently serves as a Managing Director and Head of Performance Improvement at Portage Point Partners where he leads Performance Improvement and Transaction Execution Services.
Art is an experienced executive with a proven track record of delivering value to clients through developing pragmatic, result-oriented approaches to challenging business problems and leading sustainability focused implementation efforts.
Art’s core area of focus as Portage Point is driving large scale performance transformation programs by rapidly identifying and quantifying high-impact levers through a combination of experience-based hypotheses supported by data-based insights – quickly followed by detailed execution planning, stakeholder alignment and rigorous execution. Throughout his career, Art has applied this tested approach in programs that have created over $10 billion in enterprise value.
Having spent the first decade of his career in technology, Art is a leader in bringing technology and innovation to the value creation profession and is deeply involved in developing and deploying Portage Point Partners’ technology-led / value-first capabilities.
Prior to Portage Point, Art was a Partner in KPMG’s Deal Advisory and Strategy practice and a Director at AlixPartners. Art has more than fifteen years of experience focused on designing and delivering large-scale value creation programs for industry and PE clients both in transaction-driven and standalone situations. Additionally, while in industry, he has held leadership roles in IT, finance, strategy and operations.
Art earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Michigan State University.