Dena Jalbert is the founder and CEO of Align Business Advisory Services, based in Winter Park, Florida. Her experience spans many years in “Big 4” public accounting and consulting firms, and she has served in executive positions with Fortune 500 and hyper-growth middle market companies. As a merger and acquisitions expert, Jalbert has facilitated more than $1.5 billion of buy- and sell-side transactions, including acquisitions involving companies such as Visa, Bank of America, Hewlett Packard and Google. Recognized as a leader in her field, she has earned distinction as a rising star of M&A by The M&A Advisor magazine and one of the 2021 Top 25 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A by Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine. Align was named the best mid-market M&A consultancy in the Southeast in 2019.