Our Legacy
For over 100 years, our consultants have been present at pivotal moments in history. While we cannot discuss specific engagements due to confidentiality, we're proud of the role we've played in... shaping outcomes.
Our firm is established with a simple mission: to help companies understand what they already know, but in a way that justifies external billing. Within months, we pioneer the revolutionary practice of charging by the hour for advice.
We provide strategic counsel to several major financial institutions regarding portfolio optimization. Shortly after our engagement concludes, unforeseen market conditions lead to what historians call a "correction." Our invoices were paid in full prior to October.
As nations rebuild, our consultants advise governments on organizational restructuring. Many of the administrative frameworks we helped design remain in place today, for better or worse.
We begin advising defense contractors and government agencies on procurement optimization. Our frameworks help streamline the acquisition of various... materials. This work continues to this day, though specifics remain classified.
During a period of significant energy market volatility, we advise major petroleum companies on "supply chain optimization." Our recommendations regarding pricing strategy prove particularly... impactful.
We help pioneer new financial instruments and trading strategies for major Wall Street firms. In October, markets experience unexpected turbulence. Correlation is not causation, as we noted in our post-engagement summary.
We advise traditional companies that the internet is "probably important" and they should "consider having websites." This insight, delivered across 200 slides over 6 months, proves prescient. Fee: $4.2M.
We develop innovative valuation methodologies that help technology companies achieve remarkable market capitalizations based on "future potential." When these valuations later adjust, we help the same companies with "strategic repositioning."
We work extensively with an innovative Houston-based energy company on revolutionary trading strategies and organizational design. The company's subsequent challenges were unrelated to our recommendations, which focused on "maximizing shareholder value."
We advise financial institutions on expanding access to homeownership through innovative lending products. Our models suggest these instruments have limited risk. Markets later provide feedback on this assessment.
We assist the same financial institutions with restructuring and regulatory response. Several partners transition to regulatory roles to "give back," returning to the firm two years later with enhanced government relationships.
We help pharmaceutical clients "turbocharge" sales of various medications through innovative marketing approaches. We develop frameworks for addressing regulatory concerns and recommend strategies to counter "negative emotional messaging" from affected communities.
We expand our public sector practice to include "civic engagement optimization." Our data analytics capabilities help various clients understand and influence voter behavior. We maintain strict non-partisanship by working with all sides willing to pay our fees.
We advise government agencies on "processing optimization" at various facilities. Our recommendations focus purely on operational efficiency. We do not set policy; we merely help implement it more effectively.
We advise multiple governments on crisis response, supply chain logistics, and economic reopening strategies. We simultaneously advise pharmaceutical companies on distribution strategy. These engagements are kept appropriately separate, we assure you.
We advise every company that AI is "transformative" and they need an "AI strategy." Our 47-page AI readiness assessment helps clients understand that AI is important. We recommend further engagement to develop implementation roadmaps.
With 45,000 consultants across 147 countries, we remain committed to being present wherever important decisions are made. Our alumni network ensures that the firm's influence extends far beyond our current engagements. The future is uncertain, but we're confident we'll be there to advise on it—for a reasonable fee.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes. We've been there for most of the rhymes."
Former consultants go on to lead organizations across sectors. This is purely a testament to their individual capabilities and in no way creates ongoing relationships beneficial to the firm.