MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS.Ranked by the number of management consultants in L.A. County EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THERE were a number of shakeups on the Business Journal's list of top 15 management consulting firms List of Management Consulting Firms 1. McKinsey & Company 2. Marakon Associates 3. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 4. A.T. Kearney 5. Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) 6. Monitor Group 7. Bain & Company 8. Roland Berger in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County. Starting with Deloitte Consulting, which moved from third to first, several of the top firms changed positions. Among those making the most significant jumps: William William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack Mercer mer·cer n. Chiefly British A dealer in textiles, especially silks. [Middle English, from Old French mercier, trader, from merz, merchandise, from Latin merx LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , fourth this year after ranking eighth in 2000, and Bain n. 1. A bath; a bagnio. & Co., eighth this year and 14th in 2000. As layoffs become more prevalent prevalent widespread occurrence. and revenues shrink shrink Vox populi noun A psychiatrist , many companies are electing not to spend discretionary income Discretionary Income The amount of an individual's income available for spending after the essentials have been taken care of. Notes: Essentials are things like food, clothing, and shelter. on consulting. William Guy This article is about a British physician and medical statistician.. For the Governor of North Dakota, see William L. Guy. William Augustus Guy (13 June 1810 - 10 September 1885) was a British physician and medical statistician. , chairman and chief executive of Cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to International Group, says that is often a mistake. "Most companies are indecisive in·de·ci·sive adj. 1. Prone to or characterized by indecision; irresolute: an indecisive manager. 2. Inconclusive: an indecisive contest; an indecisive battle. , but this is really a great time to take advantage of consultants and get an edge on your competition," Guy said. Adding to what was already a tough year has been the negative effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Darrell There are many well-known people named Darrell, including: In sports:
THE PACESETTER DELOITTE CONSULTING To get a sense of what kind of a year it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have been in the management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects business, consider that the leader of the Business Journal's list of the top 15 firms in Los Angeles County has 25 fewer consultants on its payroll payroll a list of employees, their salary rates, tax deductions, amounts paid, payroll tax, long service leave entitlements. than it did 12 months ago. Even so, Deloitte Consulting has done relatively well in an industry that has suffered along with many of its clients in the sagging sag v. sagged, sag·ging, sags v.intr. 1. To sink, droop, or settle from pressure or weight. 2. economy. "The last year has been very difficult after what was four to six years of phenomenal growth and prosperity," said Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Goldberg, managing partner at Deloitte. "Companies are making less significant investments in their business during the down times." Deloitte counts 825 consultants in its two Los Angeles offices, almost 200 more than its closest competitor. The second and third companies on the list, Cap Gemini Gemini (jĕm`ənī, –nē) [Lat.,=the twins], northern constellation lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Taurus and Cancer, N of Canis Minor; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, have reduced their consulting staff con·sult·ing staff n. The body of specialists affiliated with a hospital who serve in an advisory capacity to the attending staff. by 72 and 55 people respectively in the past year. Deloitte has been able to keep most of its staff intact in part because of the diverse array of industries that make up its client base, Goldberg said. While telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the firms have pulled back, health care and government clients are still creating business. Despite those bright spots, Goldberg isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be expecting dramatic improvement in the year ahead. "It could be an even tougher year than the last year. There's still a lot of belt tightening going on," he said. Darrell Satzman [Graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. omitted] [Graph omitted]
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Consultants
* name (current/yr. ago)
* address * L.A. County
* worldwide
1 Deloitte Consulting (3) 825/850
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 200 12,077/20,000
Los Angeles 90071
2 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. 635/707
LLC (5) 59,000/57,000
200.N. Sepulveda Blvd.,
EI Segundo 90245
3 PWC Consulting (2) 320/375
400 S. Hope St., 20th Floor 36,000/40,500
Los Angeles 90071
4 William M. Mercer LLC (8) 163/150
777S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000 8,680/8,558
Los Angeles 90017
5 Cornerstone International 155/same
Group (7) 675/same
P.O. Box 57407
Sherman Oaks 91413
6 Executive Service Corps of So. 150/same
Calif. (9) 150/same
520 S. Lafayette Park Place,
Suite 210
Los Angeles 90057
7 KPMG Consulting LLC (6) 109/155
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2000 10,000/9,100
Los Angeles 90071
8 Bain & Co. (14) 80/65
1901 Avenue of the Stars, 2,800/1,800
Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90067
9 MCR Federal Inc. (22) 55/50
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 300/280
Suite 1050
EI Segundo 90245
10 Management Action Programs 47/same
Inc. (22) 99/100
4725 Hazeltine Ave.
Sherman Oaks 91423
11 L.E.K. Consulting (17) 45/40
1100 Glendon Ave., 21st Floor 450/425
Los Angeles 90024
12 Louis Kravitz & Associates 45/40
Inc. (20) 45/40
15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910
Encino 91436
13 Buck Consultants Inc. (21) 43/34
1801 Century Park East, 2,630/,2560
Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
14 RSM McGladrey Inc. 29/29
251 South Lake Ave., Suite 300 9,400/same
Pasadena 91101
15 Economics Research 22/21
Associates (24) 80/78
10990 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) 2000 Consulting
* name Revenues
* address (in millions)
* U.S.
* worldwide
1 Deloitte Consulting (3) NA
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 200 NA
Los Angeles 90071
2 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. $2,700
LLC (5) $7,200
200.N. Sepulveda Blvd.,
EI Segundo 90245
3 PWC Consulting (2) 3,300
400 S. Hope St., 20th Floor 7,000
Los Angeles 90071
4 William M. Mercer LLC (8) NA
777S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000 1,700
Los Angeles 90017
5 Cornerstone International 100
Group (7) 600
P.O. Box 57407
Sherman Oaks 91413
6 Executive Service Corps of So. NA
Calif. (9) NA
520 S. Lafayette Park Place,
Suite 210
Los Angeles 90057
7 KPMG Consulting LLC (6) 2,541
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2000 2,855
Los Angeles 90071
8 Bain & Co. (14) WND
1901 Avenue of the Stars, WND
Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90067
9 MCR Federal Inc. (22) 29
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., same
Suite 1050
EI Segundo 90245
10 Management Action Programs WND
Inc. (22) WND
4725 Hazeltine Ave.
Sherman Oaks 91423
11 L.E.K. Consulting (17) NA
1100 Glendon Ave., 21st Floor 125
Los Angeles 90024
12 Louis Kravitz & Associates 6
Inc. (20) 6
15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910
Enino 91436
13 Buck Consultants Inc. (21) 333
1801 Century Park East, 416
Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
14 RSM McGladrey Inc. WND
251 South Lake Ave., Suite 300 WND
Pasadena 91101
15 Economics Research 12
Associates (24) 15
10990 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Profile
* name * offices (county/total)
* address * year established [1]
* headquarters
1 Deloitte Consulting (3) 2/130
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 200 1967
Los Angeles 90071 Wilton, Conn.
2 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. 3/72
LLC (5) 1923
200.N. Sepulveda Blvd., Paris
EI Segundo 90245
3 PWC Consulting (2) 2/275
400 S. Hope St., 20th Floor 1911
Los Angeles 90071 New York
4 William M. Mercer LLC (8) 1/130
777S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000 1936
Los Angeles 90017 New York
5 Cornerstone International 4/121
Group (7) 1967
P.O. Box 57407 Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks 91413
6 Executive Service Corps of So. 1/same
Calif. (9) 1981
520 S. Lafayette Park Place, Los Angeles
Suite 210
Los Angeles 90057
7 KPMG Consulting LLC (6) 2/162
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2000 1920
Los Angeles 90071 McLean, VA
8 Bain & Co. (14) 1/27
1901 Avenue of the Stars, 1996
Suite 2000 Boston
Los Angeles 90067
9 MCR Federal Inc. (22) 2/20
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., 1985
Suite 1050 McLean, Va
EI Segundo 90245
10 Management Action Programs 1/8
Inc. (22) 1960
4725 Hazeltine Ave. Sherman Oaks
Sherman Oaks 91423
11 L.E.K. Consulting (17) 1/15
1100 Glendon Ave., 21st Floor 1987
Los Angeles 90024 London
12 Louis Kravitz & Associates 1/same
Inc. (20) 1977
15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910 Encino
Enino 91436
13 Buck Consultants Inc. (21) 1/54
1801 Century Park East, 1986
Suite 500 New York
Los Angeles 90067
14 RSM McGladrey Inc. 1/620
251 South Lake Ave., Suite 300 1978
Pasadena 91101 Bloomington, Minn.
15 Economics Research 1/8
Associates (24) 1958
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Services
* name (partial list)
* address
1 Deloitte Consulting (3) strategy, process re-engineering,
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 200 people change leadership,
Los Angeles 90071 technology integration, enterprise
application solutions, e-business
2 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. e-business solutions, systems
LLC (5) development and integration,
200.N. Sepulveda Blvd., customer relationship management,
EI Segundo 90245 strategy
3 PWC Consulting (2) strategic consulting, supply chain
400 S. Hope St., 20th Floor operation, customer relationship
Los Angeles 90071 management, financial management
4 William M. Mercer LLC (8) strategic planning, change
777S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000 management, human resources,
Los Angeles 90017 investment, communications
5 Cornerstone International HR and outplacement consulting,
Group (7) executive coaching, turnaround
P.O. Box 57407 and change management, leadership
Sherman Oaks 91413 assessment for M&A
6 Executive Service Corps of So. strategic planning, marketing and
Calif. (9) public relations, human resources,
520 S. Lafayette Park Place, financial management and
Suite 210 controls,executive coaching
Los Angeles 90057
7 KPMG Consulting LLC (6) business and technology strategy,
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2000 systems design and architecture,
Los Angeles 90071 applications implementation,
network integration
8 Bain & Co. (14) profit improvement, growth
1901 Avenue of the Stars, strategy, corporate strategy,
Suite 2000 manufacturing/ distribution,
Los Angeles 90067 organizational change
9 MCR Federal Inc. (22) cost estimating, financial
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., mangement, program management,
Suite 1050 systems engineering, economic
EI Segundo 90245 analysis
10 Management Action Programs general management consulting,
Inc. (22) professional development,
4725 Hazeltine Ave. personal growth programs for
Sherman Oaks 91423 leaders, managers, executives
11 L.E.K. Consulting (17) business strategy development,
1100 Glendon Ave., 21st Floor M&A advisory services,
Los Angeles 90024 shareholder value consulting
12 Louis Kravitz & Associates design and administration of
Inc. (20) executive retirement plans,
15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910 401(k) vendor selection
Enino 91436
13 Buck Consultants Inc. (21) administrative services,
1801 Century Park East, communication, compensation
Suite 500 consulting, organizational
Los Angeles 90067 effectiveness consulting
14 RSM McGladrey Inc. business and strategic planning,
251 South Lake Ave., Suite 300 operations and financial
Pasadena 91101 management, IT&HR
15 Economics Research market and financial feasibility
Associates (24) analysis business strategy,
10990 Wilshire Blvd., economic impact, valuations,
Suite 1500 concept development
Los Angeles 90024
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Preferred Industries
* name (partial list)
* address
1 Deloitte Consulting (3) manufacturing, health care,
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 200 financial services,
Los Angeles 90071 communications, consumer
business
2 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. all major industries
LLC (5)
200.N. Sepulveda Blvd.,
EI Segundo 90245
3 PWC Consulting (2) all major industries
400 S. Hope St., 20th Floor
Los Angeles 90071
4 William M. Mercer LLC (8) all major industries
777S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90017
5 Cornerstone International all major industries
Group (7)
P.O. Box 57407
Sherman Oaks 91413
6 Executive Service Corps of So. non-profit sector, human
Calif. (9) services, health, arts,
520 S. Lafayette Park Place, education
Suite 210
Los Angeles 90057
7 KPMG Consulting LLC (6) consumer, industrial markets,
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2000 communications and content,
Los Angeles 90071 financial services
8 Bain & Co. (14) technology, retail, consumer
1901 Avenue of the Stars, products, entertainment
Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90067
9 MCR Federal Inc. (22) department of defense,
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., federal and state
Suite 1050 government, manufacturing
EI Segundo 90245
10 Management Action Programs all major industries
Inc. (22)
4725 Hazeltine Ave.
Sherman Oaks 91423
11 L.E.K. Consulting (17) media, entertainment,
1100 Glendon Ave., 21st Floor e-business, energy,
Los Angeles 90024 biopharmaceuticals
12 Louis Kravitz & Associates all major industries
Inc. (20)
15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910
Enino 91436
13 Buck Consultants Inc. (21) all major industries
1801 Century Park East,
Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
14 RSM McGladrey Inc. manufacturing, distribution,
251 South Lake Ave., Suite 300 financial services,
Pasadena 91101 government
15 Economics Research real estate, entertainment
Associates (24)
10990 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Areas Served
* name
* address
1 Deloitte Consulting (3) worldwide
350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles 90071
2 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. worldwide
LLC (5)
200.N. Sepulveda Blvd.,
EI Segundo 90245
3 PWC Consulting (2) worldwide
400 S. Hope St., 20th Floor
Los Angeles 90071
4 William M. Mercer LLC (8) worldwide
777S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90017
5 Cornerstone International worldwide
Group (7)
P.O. Box 57407
Sherman Oaks 91413
6 Executive Service Corps of So. L.A. Orange,
Calif. (9) Ventura counties
520 S. Lafayette Park Place,
Suite 210
Los Angeles 90057
7 KPMG Consulting LLC (6) worldwide
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90071
8 Bain & Co. (14) worldwide
1901 Avenue of the Stars,
Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90067
9 MCR Federal Inc. (22) Western United
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., States
Suite 1050
EI Segundo 90245
10 Management Action Programs United States
Inc. (22)
4725 Hazeltine Ave.
Sherman Oaks 91423
11 L.E.K. Consulting (17) North America,
1100 Glendon Ave., 21st Floor Europe, Australia,
Los Angeles 90024 Pacific Rim
12 Louis Kravitz & Associates nationwide
Inc. (20)
15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910
Enino 91436
13 Buck Consultants Inc. (21) worldwide
1801 Century Park East,
Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
14 RSM McGladrey Inc. worldwide
251 South Lake Ave., Suite 300
Pasadena 91101
15 Economics Research worldwide
Associates (24)
10990 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
Rank Company (Ranking in 2000) Top Local Executive
* name * name
* address * title
* phone
1 Deloitte Consulting (3) Michael Goldberg
3503. Grand Ave., Suite 200 managing director
Los Angeles 90071 (213) 688-0800
2 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. Jerome Thode
LLC (5) area vice president
200.N. Sepulveda Blvd., (310) 727-8400
EI Segundo 90245
3 PWC Consulting (2) Carry Hupka
400 S. Hope St., 20th Floor mng. ptnr., W. business unit
Los Angeles 90071 (213) 236-3000
4 William M. Mercer LLC (8) Glenn Meister
777S. Figueroa St., Suite 2000 LA. office leader
Los Angeles 90017 (213) 346-2200
5 Cornerstone International William Guy
Group (7) chairman, ceo
P.O. Box 57407 (818) 763-2514
Sherman Oaks 91413
6 Executive Service Corps of So. Megan G. Cooper
Calif. (9) exec. director
5203. Lafayette Park Place, (213) 381-2891
Suite 210
Los Angeles 90057
7 KPMG Consulting LLC (6) Christine Rhoads
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2000 managing director
Los Angeles 90071 (213) 593-7900
8 Bain & Co. (14) Russ Hagey
1901 Avenue of the Stars, managing director
Suite 2000 (310)229-3000
Los Angeles 90067
9 MCR Federal Inc. (22) Loula Moschonas
390 N. Sepulveda Blvd., division/group manager
Suite 1050 (310) 640-0005
EI Segundo 90245
10 Management Action Programs Randy Halle
Inc. (22) ceo, president
4725 Hazeltine Ave. (818)380-1177
Sherman Oaks 91423
11 L.E.K. Consulting (17) Daniel Schechter
1100 Glendon Ave., 21st Floor vice president, West Coast
Los Angeles 90024 (310) 209-9800
12 Louis Kravitz & Associates Louis Kravitz
Inc. (20) president
15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 910 (818) 995-6100
Enino 91436
13 Buck Consultants Inc. (21) Jon L. King
1801 Century Park East, principal, office manager
Suite 500 (310) 282-8232
Los Angeles 90067
14 RSM McGladrey Inc. Ron Barzen
251 South Lake Ave., Suite 300 managing director
Pasadena 91101 (626) 795-8590
15 Economics Research Austin Anderson
Associates (24) vice chairman
10990 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 477-9585
Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
WND - Would Not Disclose
NA - Not Available
(1)In L.A. County
Note: Anderson -- formerly Arthur Andersen, Aon Consulting and Towers
Perrin may have qualified for the list but failed to submit their
surveys in time. Wave Bend Soultions that ranked number 11 on the list
last year was acquired by Experio Solutions on July 31, 2001. The Warner
Group that ranked number 12 on the list last year was acquired by
Gartner Inc. in August 1999. The information on this list was supplied
by representatives of the firms themselves. Firms are ranked by the
number of full-time management consultants in L.A. County and
worldwide, respectively.
Researced by Natasha Prishva
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