Best Consulting Firms to Work For
Which firms fare best on these individual rankings of key employment factors?
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2025 Best Consulting Firms for International Opportunities
Stern Value Management
Best known for its Value Based Management services, Stern Value Management (SVM) is known for generating superior growth and long-term capital returns for its global client base.
SCORE 9.800
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
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 9.640
2024 Ranking
#4
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 9.627
2024 Ranking
#6
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 9.487
2024 Ranking
#2
OC&C Strategy Consultants
OC&C Strategy Consultants is an international consulting firm that advises management of major multinational corporations and leading national companies. OC&C also supports world-renowned private equity firms in areas including potential investment scoping, vendor and buyer due diligence, and post-acquisition strategy. The firm brings a deep knowledge of its focus sectors and underlying demand drivers to their work with clients.
SCORE 9.388
2024 Ranking
#1
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 9.093
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Advancy
Advancy offers a range of consulting services, from corporate strategy to private equity. With its team of more than 280 consultants, the firm has an entrepreneurial spirit to go along with its services, offering its clients the jumpstart and guidance their businesses need.
SCORE 9.057
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Applied Value Consulting
Applied Value Consulting is a management consulting and investment firm that is focused on enhancing clients’ financial value and delivering lean, expedient growth solutions. Management consulting has been the firm’s core business since inception, but they also invest in other companies and maintain a strong commitment to social impact work. The firm provides the tools and knowledge to empower communities to achieve sustainable prosperity.
SCORE 8.818
2024 Ranking
#3
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 8.810
2024 Ranking
#7
Kearney
Kearney—one of the original global management consulting firms—has long specialized in operations and supports clients through large transformations. The firm works with more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500, as well as governmental and nonprofit organizations. A solidly midsize firm with a strong international reputation, Kearney is poised to offer consultants the best of both worlds: the flexibility and opportunities for exposure of a boutique supported by the infrastructure of a much larger firm. The result is a great balance of collaboration and independence—the benefits of scale with the ability to individualize.
SCORE 8.729
2024 Ranking
#12
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 8.682
2024 Ranking
#5
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 8.545
2024 Ranking
#8
Simon-Kucher
Simon-Kucher is a global pricing, sales and marketing consultancy. Growth is at the center of everything Simon-Kucher does. As a trusted consulting partner, the firm harnesses its people’s specialized, state-of-the-art monetization skills to sustainably grow clients’ profitability. As an employer, the firm invests heavily in growing its people’s skills and providing myriad development opportunities.
SCORE 8.396
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
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 8.368
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Kaiser Associates
Kaiser Associates is a global growth consulting firm that translates original insights into strategy for ambitious organizations around the world. Since its founding in 1981, the firm has grown substantially while continuing to stay true to its founding ethos of “fact-based” strategy. The firm’s global client portfolio, collegial community, and wide-ranging opportunities make Kaiser Associates a great place to work.
SCORE 8.333
2024 Ranking
#18
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 8.308
2024 Ranking
#20
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 8.179
2024 Ranking
#9
Wavestone
Wavestone is a consulting firm that specializes in supporting companies and organizations as they go through major projects and transitional periods. Those interested in a career with Wavestone will find opportunities to provide expert consulting services in areas such as Financial Services, Cybersecurity, IT Strategy, and more. The company offers an internship program for students and recent graduates and looks for candidates of all experience levels with a strong sense of commitment and collaboration.
SCORE 8.000
2024 Ranking
#10
L.E.K. Consulting
L.E.K. Consulting is a global management consultancy that advises global companies that are leaders in their industries — including major corporations, private equity firms, and emerging entrepreneurial businesses. Headquartered in Boston, the firm’s reach spans five continents, touching almost every major market around the globe. That—coupled with deep industry expertise across a breadth of clients and capabilities—creates a wealth of “big firm”-like opportunities at a relatively midsize firm that can offer its employees a more personalized experience than some of its larger competitors.
SCORE 7.960
2024 Ranking
#11
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 7.676
2024 Ranking
#15
Kx Advisors
Kx Advisors is a boutique healthcare strategy consultancy. Growing out of Kaiser Associates’ healthcare practice, the firm was spun off in 2019, then acquired by BGB Group in September 2023. The firm brings data-driven analysis at all stages of the product lifecycle to inform the decision making of marketing, strategy, medical and sales executives. Clients include leaders in pharma, biotech, and medical devices.
SCORE 7.606
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Precision AQ
Precision AQ is a global life science commercialization vendor specializing in HEOR, pricing, and market access consulting for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Operating on its five core principles—client service, purpose, accountability, mutual respect, and collaboration—Precision AQ provides employees with opportunities to participate in professional development, mentorships, and philanthropic and wellness initiatives, among many other benefits.
SCORE 7.478
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
The Bridgespan Group
Formed as a social sector-focused offshoot of Bain, The Bridgespan Group has emerged as the leading provider of services in its field. And with good reason: Top talent from both the consulting and nonprofit worlds beat a path to Bridgespan’s door every year, hoping to join its ranks. While it can’t take them all, it does ensure that the firm continues to go from strength to strength.
SCORE 7.418
2024 Ranking
#17
FTI Delta
FTI Delta is the strategy practice of FTI Consulting, with specialties in tech, media, and telecoms (TMT) and government/public sector work. Its multidisciplinary advisory services bring together strategic, technical, financial and operational advice combined with execution support to its clients globally.
SCORE 7.246
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
The Brattle Group
The Brattle group is an economic consulting firm that answers complex economic, regulatory, and financial questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world. Built on a foundation of respect, performance, collaboration, and integrity, its consultants bring high-quality expertise to high-profile projects.
SCORE 7.220
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
