James Hirchak

James Hirchak is the President & Co-Founder of Astute Review, a software he created to help employees in organizations craft meticulously formatted, brand-compliant business presentations efficiently.

With over 12 years of experience in M&A, strategy, and professional services roles before starting Astute Review, James understands the importance of presentations and the challenges of manual formatting in groups with varied skills and styles.

Astute Review functions like a presentation formatting and compliance spellcheck, enabling teams to deliver flawlessly formatted and on-brand slides while reducing formatting time by up to 60%.

James Hirchak holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Business with double majors in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Miami University.

His professional background includes roles at Dover Corporation as Director in Corporate Development, Business/Corporate Development at Dover Engineered Systems, Manager in Corporate Development, and Analyst in Corporate Development. Prior to Dover Corporation, he worked at KPMG as a Senior Associate in Economic and Valuation Services and at PwC as an Intern in Global Human Resource Solutions.