Best Consulting Firms to Work For
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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 9.840
2024 Ranking
#1
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
#9
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 9.727
2024 Ranking
#3
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 9.716
2024 Ranking
#2
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 9.714
2024 Ranking
#15
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 9.700
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Epsilon Economics and Epsilon Life Sciences
Epsilon Economics and Life Sciences provides specialist economics, litigation and governance services, with a strong focus on the life sciences sector. The firm currently operates two separate but connected consulting units in economics and life sciences.
SCORE 9.522
2024 Ranking
#5
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 9.500
2024 Ranking
#7
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 9.494
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Level5 Strategy
Level5 Strategy is a boutique management consulting firm. Since its inception in 2002, it has built a strong reputation in Canada's management consulting industry, and has worked over 450 clients across B2B, B2C, government, and not-for-profit sectors in Canada, U.S., and other parts of the globe, helping many grow their businesses and thrive in their chosen markets.
SCORE 9.419
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
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 9.304
2024 Ranking
#13
Kenway Consulting
Kenway Consulting strives to bring value to clients through tailored business and technology solutions. In keeping with their vision "to transform business by doing what is right," their stated focus is helping businesses achieve their objectives through the enablement/enhancement of process and technology ... by providing clients the right skills at the right time in the right volume for the right duration, resulting in the best possible solution for the lowest cost. The "doing what is right" vision permeates the company culture; the firm is often included at the top of the ranks of the best companies for work-life balance.
SCORE 9.298
2024 Ranking
#14
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 9.273
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
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 9.256
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
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 9.237
2024 Ranking
#17
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 9.208
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
OC&C Strategy Consultants
OC&C Strategy Consultants is an international consulting firm that advises the senior management of major multinational corporations and leading national companies. OC&C clients include private equity firms, infrastructure funds, growth capital firms, family offices, and corporate acquirers. The firm works with these organizations through acquisitions, portfolio supports, and exits.
SCORE 9.143
2024 Ranking
#10
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 9.136
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 9.097
2024 Ranking
#20
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 9.094
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 9.091
2024 Ranking
#6
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 9.085
2024 Ranking
#7
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 9.077
2024 Ranking
#12
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 9.065
2024 Ranking
#21
DayBlink Consulting
DayBlink Consulting provides cybersecurity, cloud, applied automation, and strategic execution and operations consulting to Fortune 500 companies, fast-start advisory services to early-stage startups, and pro bono consulting to nonprofits. The firm's diverse team of consultants provide insights and resources to help business leaders overcome challenges, attain quick wins, and produce sustainable growth. The firm offers competitive salary and benefits, along with a commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance that insiders note it follows through on.
SCORE 9.038
2024 Ranking
#4
