Bryan Benoit

Bryan is based in Houston and formerly served as Grant Thornton’s Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources.  He is also a Principal in Grant Thornton Financial Advisors LLC and the Co-Global Valuation Services Leader.  He has more than 35 years of business and consulting experience in the areas of corporate finance, valuation, and accounting. Prior to Grant Thornton, Bryan led the Houston office of Kroll (formerly Duff and Phelps / Standard and Poor's) and was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Bryan brings highly credentialed teams together to serve audit, tax and advisory clients, publishes insightful thought leadership, and focuses on growth of Grant Thornton in the energy industry.  Assisting numerous U.S. and international Advisory clients on valuation matters, Bryan personally provides  opinions on the value of businesses and assets totaling over $75 billion in deal value annually.  Some of his clients include Shell, Noble, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy.

Bryan has been published and quoted in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times,  Bloomberg M&A Law, Bloomberg IP Law, Barron’s, and Harvard Business School case studies.