Best Consulting Firms to Work For
Which firms fare best on these individual rankings of key employment factors?
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Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is the second largest consulting firm by revenue and consistently ranks high in our top consulting firms. The firm’s diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise to organizations, helping them to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Purpose-driven, the firm strives to drive lasting impact for its employees, clients, and society. "You will be challenged... and rewarded," say insiders.
SCORE 9.766
2024 Ranking
#3
DeciBio Consulting, LLC
An agile life sciences consultancy that is far into its growth stage, DeciBio offers employees the excitement and hands-on learning opportunities of a startup environment merged with the deep content knowledge and professional development opportunities of a larger consulting firm. The entrepreneurial spirit of the firm bodes well for candidates who are self-directed, self-motivated, and intellectually curious.
SCORE 9.765
2024 Ranking
#1
Putnam
Beyond Putnam's commitment and expertise to revolutionizing life sciences consulting is a determination to “bring out the best in each other.” Putnam’s commitment to development makes it a great choice for anybody looking to acquire practical knowledge of the industry by training alongside an enthusiastic team of like-minded professionals while delivering exceptional value to clients.
SCORE 9.554
2024 Ranking
#2
Ignyte Group
Tech-savvy jobseekers who live on the cutting edge of digital transformation will spark to Ignyte Group: a fast-paced, DC-based boutique that specializes in the automation and modernization of business processes. At just around 100 employees, Ignyte maintains a close-knit and entrepreneurial culture akin to what you’d find in Silicon Valley. The firm lives and breathes its core values of innovation, cross-functional collaboration, ownership, and creativity, all in service of its niche focus on merging traditional management consulting with professional branding.
SCORE 9.290
2024 Ranking
#11
Avasant LLC
Avasant is a management consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services—including digital transformation, IT price benchmarking, intelligent automation, cutting-edge research and data insights, and governance and strategy. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Avasant maintains a global presence with offices in Washington, DC; Trinidad and Tobago; Mexico; Spain; Europe; Dubai; and India.
SCORE 9.250
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Aminad Consulting
Aminad is a boutique management consulting firm dedicated to generating realistic and implementable change. The firm works with federal agencies, with a specific focus on the Department of Defense. Aminad (pronounced ah-min-odd) is a portmanteau that that firm says “represents determination, generosity, and kindness.”
SCORE 9.160
2024 Ranking
#8
Iberia Advisory
Iberia Advisory helps federal agencies deliver superior outcomes for the American public. Based in Washington, DC, this consultancy specializes in financial and strategic management, ranging from audit support and remediation to internal controls and enterprise risk management, from budget planning and execution to data strategy and governance.
SCORE 9.150
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
LeapPoint, an OPMG Company
LeapPoint, an Omnicom Precision Marketing Group (OPMG) company, is a digital advisory firm to watch in the years ahead. Providing clients with transformational support to streamline, upgrade, and organize processes and marketing technology, LeapPoint's enterprise-level innovation and cross-functional expertise covers a range of industries, including financial services, healthcare and life sciences, retail, travel and hospitality, media and entertainment, higher education, government, and more.
SCORE 9.061
2024 Ranking
#7
Bain & Company
Arguably the most employee-focused of the Big 3 strategy players, Bain is a name that will open doors for the rest of your career. That’s if you’re interested in leaving, of course: The firm invests a lot of time and energy in training and development. Couple that with a glittering client roster and top-of-the-market compensation, and it’s easy to make a case for staying at Bain for the long term.
SCORE 9.050
2024 Ranking
#4
SciVida
SciVida is a boutique management consulting firm that focuses exclusively on life sciences. Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, the company combines deep industry and functional area knowledge with specialized expertise in market assessment, analytics, and strategy development to provide life science organizations services across brand and portfolio strategy, pricing and market access strategy, business development and medical affairs.
SCORE 9.037
2024 Ranking
#20
ghSMART
Boards, CEOs and investors seek ghSMART’s advice for their most high-stake leadership challenges. And often, ghSMART’s clients see them as the most influential professional relationships they have. Those who aspire to be trusted advisors who have a background in management consulting, private equity, and organizational psychology should take a closer look at ghSMART.
SCORE 9.032
2024 Ranking
#5
Stax
Stax is a global strategy consulting firm specializing in commercial due diligence, value creation, and exit planning for private equity firms, PE-backed companies, hedge funds, and investment banks across a broad range of industries. The firm partners with clients to provide data-driven, actionable insights designed to drive growth, enhance profits, increase value, and make better investment decisions.
SCORE 8.926
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Alvarez & Marsal
A&M provides global leadership, problem-solving, and value creation for companies across industries and around the world. The firm’s consultants work as advisers, interim leaders, and partners who tell clients what they need to know, not always what they want to hear. The firm is focused on practical, action-oriented advice for its clients, rather than theoretical.
SCORE 8.846
2024 Ranking
#19
Kepler Cannon
Kepler Cannon is a boutique management consulting firm that helps financial institutions adapt to market disruptions, including rapidly changing digital technologies, heightened fintech competition, and emerging market opportunities. Established in 2013, it offers an entrepreneurial environment with diverse project exposure and global clients, from London to Hong Kong and everywhere in between.
SCORE 8.846
2024 Ranking
#14
Analysis Group
As a hub for economic, litigation, and health care consulting specialists, Analysis Group is a rare creature in the consulting world: a firm that is all but immune to the vagaries of the business cycle. As long as there is a need to estimate economic losses and damages and conduct statistical analyses (among other things), there will be a demand for Analysis Group’s services. As a result, it maintains a very stable employee base and recruits at all levels of educational attainment, from those fresh out of undergrad to Ph.D. holders—provided, of course, that you have the analytical chops to cut it!
SCORE 8.841
2024 Ranking
#15
Chartis
Chartis is a comprehensive healthcare advisory firm dedicated to helping clients create a healthcare system that works better for everyone. The firm works across the healthcare continuum serving more than 900 clients annually. In 2024, it received a majority investment from private equity firm Blackstone.
SCORE 8.841
2024 Ranking
#16
Roland Berger
As the first consultancy native to Europe to expand internationally, Roland Berger’s identity is deeply entwined with the concept of global community. The firm operates on the idea that businesses must focus on the long play: sustainable economic, environmental, and social change on a global scale instead. Jobseekers who lead with heart and future-forward priorities should seek out a firm working actively to bring meaning to the consulting industry.
SCORE 8.840
2024 Ranking
#18
Arthur D. Little
It may boast the oldest name in consulting, but Arthur D. Little is a firm that feels fresh and vital, with a growing footprint in every major global market. While its work product and client list rival the biggest consulting shops, ADL’s focus on retaining and developing employees for long-term careers sets it apart as an employer and seems set to equip it for success in the years ahead.
SCORE 8.711
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research occupies a specialized niche in the consulting world: a firm that provides economic and financial analysis specifically for law firm clients and government agencies. As a Cornerstone Research consultant, you will support expert testimony in commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings. The wide variety of these matters allows consultants to work closely with academic and industry experts in diverse fields. Working at the intersection of the legal and consulting worlds makes Cornerstone Research an exciting, enriching opportunity.
SCORE 8.696
2024 Ranking
#12
Bates White Economic Consulting
With a strong reputation in economic and litigation consulting, Bates White is almost immune from the vagaries of the business cycle—a fact that has stood it in good stead over the past few years. Among consultants, the word most often used to describe the firm is “academic”—something that connotes both the type of work it does, and the fact that many of its senior employees are recruited directly out of PhD programs at top colleges. Known for training and development, this is a firm that will appeal to anyone seeking a top-tier economic consulting career.
SCORE 8.522
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Insigniam
Acquired by U.K. consulting firm Elixirr in 2023, Insigniam is a management consulting firm that specializes in enterprise-wide transformation, transformational leadership, and managing change. A core value proposition of Insigniam’s organization transformation services is empowering clients to “build a bond and collaboration” among their people. Knowing that culture fuels strategy, Insigniam invests heavily in training and fostering entrepreneurship in the firm's own employees, so they can bring the most impactful solutions to clients.
SCORE 8.500
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
NERA Economic Consulting
NERA provides economic advice, analysis, expert testimony, and regulatory insight for global clients in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The firm has been advising government authorities and the world’s leading law firms and corporations for over half a century, bringing academic analysis and rigor, objectivity, and real-world industry experience to bear on issues arising from competition, regulation, public policy, strategy, finance, and litigation.
SCORE 8.467
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
LifeSci Consulting, LLC
LifeSci Consulting provides global strategy, operations and transactions advisory services to clients in the life sciences sector. Headquartered in New York, the firm has supported more than 250 client organizations around the globe, with a total deal value in excess of $8 billion.
SCORE 8.462
2024 Ranking
#24
The Poirier Group
The Poirier Group is a boutique management consulting firm based in Toronto that delivers sustainable processes and productivity improvements for its clients. The firm hires consultants with backgrounds in engineering, commerce, information technology, strategy, change management, and general business. Insiders at the firm say they value their flexibility and the supportive working environment.
SCORE 8.452
2024 Ranking
#13
Clarkston Consulting
Clarkston Consulting has focused on the consumer products, retail, and life sciences industries for over 30 years. Reflecting this targeted approach, the firm has never pursued aggressive expansion, instead applying energy to the careful cultivation of its client base.
SCORE 8.407
2024 Ranking
#17
