PHILADELPHIA, PA — FMG Leading has hired veteran advisor Wayland Lum as managing director, a move the firm says will strengthen its ability to support investors and private equity–backed healthcare companies seeking stronger leadership strategies and organizational performance.
Lum, the founder and former CEO of leadership advisory firm Copperbox, brings experience in organizational transformation, value creation, and leadership assessment for growth-focused companies. At FMG Leading, he will oversee the firm’s Human Capital Due Diligence and Value Creation Leadership practices, areas increasingly tied to private equity’s push to link leadership capability directly to financial outcomes.
The firm said Lum’s role will focus on improving the connection between leadership investments and enterprise value, while also exploring how emerging technologies can elevate organizational performance. His appointment aligns with FMG Leading’s expanded emphasis on pre-investment diligence and post-investment integration—a growing priority as private equity firms contend with tighter margins and greater scrutiny on operational execution.
Lum said FMG Leading is positioned to “set a new standard for healthcare value creation” by quantifying human-capital drivers and helping investors accelerate performance across their portfolios. His arrival follows a year of expansion for the firm, which added former private equity leader Will Busch III as president and published research on people-led AI adoption and hybrid healthcare models.
FMG Leading CEO Matt Brubaker said the addition reinforces the firm’s commitment to helping clients stay ahead of market shifts by implementing leadership strategies that match the sophistication of today’s deal environments.
Before founding Copperbox, Lum held a key role in Korn Ferry’s CEO and Executive Development practice, advising Fortune 500 leaders on succession planning, enterprise-wide development, and executive assessment. He holds an MBA from Baruch College and an M.S. in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University.
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