Exhibit 32.1


                  Certification of Principal Executive Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

     In connection with the quarterly report of FTI Consulting, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Jack B.
Dunn, IV, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

/s/ Jack B. Dunn, IV
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Name:  Jack B. Dunn, IV
Title: Chairman of the Board and Chief
       Executive Officer
Date:  August 13, 2003

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