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&lt;p&gt;Today, we&#39;re excited to release our 2026 Consulting Rankings, including our new&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/best-companies-to-work-for/consulting/vault-consulting-rankings-top-50&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vault Consulting 50 North America&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/best-companies-to-work-for/consulting/vault-top-european-consulting-25&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vault Consulting 25 EMEA&lt;/a&gt;, and&lt;span&gt;&#160;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/best-companies-to-work-for/consulting/vault-top-consulting-asia-pacific&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vault Top Consulting Asia-Pacific&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The rankings are derived from&#160;Vault&#39;s Consulting Survey, which was conducted in the fall of 2025. The survey asked more than 10,000 consulting professionals from around the world to&#160;rate their own firms in various quality of life categories, including benefits, compensation, hours, firm culture, business outlook, training, and overall job satisfaction. They were also asked to rate their peer firms in terms of prestige. A weighted formula, which includes both these internal quality of life ratings and external prestige ratings, was applied to this data to create the new Consulting 50 North America, Consulting 25 EMEA, and Top Consulting Asia-Pacific.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 5 Best Consulting Firms to Work for in North America in 2026 Based on&#160;Vault&#39;s Consulting Survey Are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/bain-company&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bain &amp;amp; Company&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/boston-consulting-group&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boston Consulting Group (BCG)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/analysis-group&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Analysis Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/health-care-and-pharmaceutical-consulting/putnam-associates&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Inzio Ignite, Putnam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/roland-berger&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Roland Berger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 5 Best Consulting Firms to Work for in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region in 2026:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/bain-company-europe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bain &amp;amp; Company EMEA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/roland-berger-europe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Roland Berger EMEA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/oliver-wyman-europe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Oliver Wyman EMEA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/occ-strategy-consultants-europe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;OC&amp;amp;C Strategy EMEA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/kearney-europe&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kearney EMEA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 5 Best Consulting Firms to Work for in the Asia-Pacific Region in 2026:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/bain-company-asia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bain &amp;amp; Company APAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/kearney-asia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kearney APAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/roland-berger-asia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Roland Berger APAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/oliver-wyman-asia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Oliver Wyman APAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/occ-strategy-consultants-asia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;OC&amp;amp;C Strategy Consultants APAC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bain Regains No. 1 Spot in North America&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bain regains its top spot in the Vault Consulting&#160;50 North America, edging out last year’s top firm, BCG. This year, Bain insiders in North America tell us that the best parts of working for their firm&#160;include the &quot;people and culture,&quot; &quot;high-caliber clients,&quot; &quot;professional development opportunities,&quot; &quot;strong compensation,&quot; &quot;rigorous training,&quot; and &quot;diversity of industry experience.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BCG Ranks No. 2 in North America&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BCG slips one spot in the Consulting 50 North America to rank No. 2 (the margin between No. 1 and No. 2 this year was incredibly slim).&#160;This year,&#160;BCG insiders tell us that the firm has &quot;the&#160;best minds and personalities in the business working to advise clients on their toughest business challenges.&quot; BCG&#160;insiders&#160;also rave about the firm&#39;s &quot;collaborative culture,&quot; &quot;high quality people and ethics,&quot;&#160;&quot;level of ownership,&quot; and &quot;senior-level collaboration.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analysis Group Leaps to&#160;No. 3 in North America&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Analysis Group rises an impressive five places to rank No. 3 in this year&#39;s Consulting 50 North America. Analysis Group insiders tell us that the best aspects of working for their firm include the&#160;&quot;intellectually stimulating work,&quot; &quot;flexible and laid-back environment,&quot; &quot;great company culture,&quot; &quot;flexible working hours and hybrid work environment,&quot; and &quot;smart and very hardworking colleagues.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ghSMART Is the No. 1 Boutique Once Again&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/ghsmart&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ghSMART&lt;/a&gt; rises one place to regain its No. 1 position in this year&#39;s Best Boutique Consulting Firms ranking. Meanwhile, &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/cirque-analytics&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cirque Analytics&lt;/a&gt;&#160;skyrockets 10 places to rank No. 2, and Inizio Ignite, Putnam rises one place to rank No. 3. This year, ghSMART insiders&#160;rave about &quot;the deeply meaningful work,&quot; &quot;their kind colleagues,&quot; &quot;the unmatched flexibility,&quot; &quot;the superior compensation,&quot;&#160;and &quot;the ownership over what work you do, when you do it, and where you do it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Key North America Rankings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No. 1 for International Opportunities:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/stax&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Grant Thornton Stax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No. 1 for Best for Consulting Firms for Women:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/ignyte-group&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ignyte Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No. 1 for Data Analytics Consulting:&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/management-strategy/accenture&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Accenture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;No. 1 for Public Sector Consulting: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/company-profiles/tech-consulting/booz-allen-hamilton&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Booz Allen Hamilton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can&#160;view the&#160;entire 2026 Vault Consulting Rankings for North America, EMEA, and APAC &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;/best-companies-to-work-for/consulting&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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