Management consulting firms: ranked by the number of management consultants in L.A. County.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IT was another difficult year for 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 , both locally and nationally. The 25 largest firms 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 reported a 5.3 percent decrease in the number of full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full management consultants in local offices, to 2,231. Accenture (Accenture, Chicago, IL, www.accenture.com) The world's largest management and technology consulting firm, which was spun off of Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1989 as a separate entity known as Andersen Consulting. , formerly Arthur Arthur, king of Britain: see Arthurian legend. Arthur king and hero of Scotland, Wales, and England. [Arthurian Legend: Parrinder, 28] See : Heroism Andersen's consulting group, joins the list as the largest consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . The firm had not been ranked in the past due to difficulties in distinguishing between consultants and staff. Accounting for the lion's share all, or nearly all; the best or largest part; - from Æsop's fable of the lion hunting in company with certain smaller beasts, and appropriating to himself all the prey. See also: Lion of the decreases, last year's top firms Deloitte Consulting and 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 both saw their L.A. County consulting ranks decline by roughly half. Deloitte cited the shifting of consultants to its audit group as cause for the decrease. There was some expansion, with 12 firms showing increases in consultants year over year. Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB Inc. moved up two spots to No. 6, having added 30 consultants in its L.A. offices. Revenues decreased 5.9 percent in 2002 from the year previous, with 2003 revenues expected to be flat. --Nicole Taylor Taylor, city (1990 pop. 70,811), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit adjacent to Dearborn; founded 1847 as a township, inc. as a city 1968. A small rural village until World War II, it developed significantly in the second half of the 20th cent. THE TRENDS [GRAPHIC OMITTED] THE PACESETTER ACCENTURE ESTABLISHED in 1989 by partners of accounting firm Arthur Andersen For the U.S. Supreme Court case commonly known as Arthur Andersen, see . Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms (the other four are PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG), performing , Accenture debuts on the list as the largest 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 firm in Los Angeles County with an estimated 504 consultants, more than twice the size of No. 2 Deloitte Consulting. With 148 offices worldwide, Accenture is focused on five operating groups: communications and high technology, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government, products and resources. The firm also has eight service lines to support the operating groups, including customer relationship management, strategy and business architecture and technology solutions. The firm reported net income of $498.2 million ($1.05 per diluted di·lute tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes 1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water. 2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture. share) for the year ended Aug. 31, up from $244.9 million (56 cents) in the previous period. Annual revenues were $13.4 billion, compared to $13.1 billion in 2002. The gains came despite weakness in its Americas See ITS. region, which saw revenues decline by 3 percent, to $5.7 billion, for the year ended Aug. 31. There were gains in the government operating group, where revenues increased by 20 percent fueled by growth in the U.S. and Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). . Net income for the year benefited from a lack of restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). costs and investment losses. The consulting group split with the now defunct DEFUNCT. A term used for one that is deceased or dead. In some acts of assembly in Pennsylvania, such deceased person is called a decedent. (q.v.) accounting giant in August 2000 after disputes over non-compete obligations. It was renamed Accenture and went public in July July: see month. 2001. --Nicole Taylor
Rank Company Consultants 2002 Profile
(Ranking in 2002) (current/ Consulting * offices
* name yr. ago) Revenues (county/total)
* address * L.A. County (in millions) * year
* worldwide * U.S. established
* worldwide * headquarters
1 Accenture 504 (1)/WND $5,840 (2) 1/148
2101 Rosecrans 72,000+ (1)/ $11,600 (2) 1989
Ave., Suite 3300 WND N/A
El Segundo 90245
2 Deloitte 231/439 WND 5/691
Consulting (1) 22,586/16,300 WND 1916
350 S. Grand Ave., New York
Suite 200
Los Angeles 90071
3 Cap Gemini Ernst 175/367 2,258 (3) 3/72
& Young (2) 49,411/52,683 7,047 (3) 1967
200 N. Sepulveda, Paris
Suite 1000
El Segundo 90245
4 Mercer 152/158 WND 1/140
Human Resources WND/8,666 1,800 1975
Consulting (5) New York
777 S. Figueroa
St., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90017
5 Executive Service 120/130 WND 1/same
Corps of S. 120/130 WND 1981
California (6) Los Angeles
520 S. Lafayette
Park Place, Suite
210 Los Angeles
90057
6 Booz Allen 105/75 WND 3/120
Hamilton Inc. (8) 12,300/11,500 2,000 1914
5220 Pacific McLean, Va.
Concourse, Suite
390 Los Angeles
90045
7 Computer 102/107 WND 1/700+
Sciences Corp. 1,547 (4)/ WND 1959
2100 E. Grand Ave. 1,652 (4) El Segundo
El Segundo 90405
8 Towers Perrin (7) 97/108 687.1 1/80
1925 Century Park 7,204/7,342 1,010.7 1934
East, Suite 1500 Stamford,
Los Angeles 90067 Conn.
9 Watson Wyatt 90/75 581 (5) 3/88
Worldwide (9) 6,200/6,300 710 (5) 1946
10 Universal City Washington
Plaza, Suite 3500 D.C.
Universal City
91608
10 Bain & Company (11) 78/65 WND 1/29
1901 Avenue of the 2,800/2,100 WND 1995
Stars, Suite 2000 Boston
Los Angeles 90067
11 Hitachi 59/55 (7) 131 1/16
Consulting (6) (10) 617/759 same 2000
707 Wilshire Blvd., Dallas
Suite 4350
Los Angeles 90017
12 MCR Federal 58/58 32 2/20
Inc. (12) 335/335 same 1985
390 N. Sepulveda McLean, Va.
Blvd., Suite 1050
El Segundo 90245
13 Louis Kravitz & 54/53 9.2 1/same
Associates 54/53 same 1977
Inc. (13) Encino
15760 Ventura
Blvd., Suite 910
Encino 91436
14 Right Management 50/42 235 2/330
Consultants (17) 1,000+/900+ 466 1981
6601 Center Drive Philadelphia
West, Suite 350
Los Angeles 90045
15 L.E.K. 45/45 WND 1/15
Consulting (16) 450/450 WND 1983
1100 Glendon Ave., London
21st Floor
Los Angeles 90024
16 Mellon's 44/47 776 1/70+
HR & Investor 4,250/2,477 853 1986 (9)
Solutions (8) (14) Ridgefield
1801 Century Park Park, N.J.
East, Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
17 David Lewis Co. 40/31 6.5 2/3
6303 Ownesmouth 60/45 same 1993
Ave., 10th Floor Woodland Hills
Woodlands Hills
91367
18 American Management 40/45 854 1/50
Systems Inc. (15) WND/7,000 987 1970
350 S. Grand Ave., Fairfax, Va.
Suite 2350
Los Angeles 90071
19 RSM McGladrey 37/35 WND 1/600
Inc. (19) 9,000/9,000 WND 1926
251 S. Lake Ave., Bloomington,
Suite 300 Minn.
Pasadena 91101
20 CAST Management 36/33 14.5 1/same
Consultants 36/33 same 1986
Inc. (22) Los Angeles
700 S. Flower
St., Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90017
21 Navigant Consulting 31/35 247 2/38
Inc. (21) 950/1,047 258 1996
550 S. Hope St., Chicago
Suite 2850
Los Angeles 90071
22 Clark Consulting 23/18 WND 1/77
(10) (25) 115/95 278.6 1967
633 W. Fifth St., North
52nd Floor Barrington,
Los Angeles 90071 Ill.
23 Economic Research 20/16 12 1/7
Associates (24) 85/70 14 1958
10990 Wilshire Los Angeles
Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
24 Millennium Business 11/9 1.4 1/same
Solutions Group 11/9 same 1998
Inc. Westlake
31255 Cedar Village
Valley Drive,
Suite 312
Westlake Village
91362
25 CGR Management 9/9 2.5 6/9
Consultants 15/15 same 1984
1901 Avenue of the Los Angeles
Stars, Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Company Services
(Ranking in 2002) (partial list)
* name
* address
1 Accenture management consulting, IT, business
2101 Rosecrans process outsourcing
Ave., Suite 3300
El Segundo 90245
2 Deloitte enterprise applications, human capital,
Consulting (1) outsourcing, strategy and operations,
350 S. Grand Ave., technology
Suite 200
Los Angeles 90071
3 Cap Gemini Ernst customer relationship management,
& Young (2) finance and employee transformation,
200 N. Sepulveda, supply chain, custom software
Suite 1000 development
El Segundo 90245
4 Mercer human resources, human capital strategy,
Human Resources change management, compensation and
Consulting (5) benefits, investments, communications
777 S. Figueroa
St., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90017
5 Executive Service strategic planning, marketing and public
Corps of S. relations, human resources, financial
California (6) management and controls, executive
520 S. Lafayette advisory, management coaching
Park Place, Suite
210 Los Angeles
90057
6 Booz Allen management and high technology
Hamilton Inc. (8) consulting, IT and assurance, mass
5220 Pacific transit, software/hardware, economic
Concourse, Suite and business analysis
390 Los Angeles
90045
7 Computer management consulting, systems design
Sciences Corp. and integration, IT and business process
2100 E. Grand Ave. out-sourcing, applications development
El Segundo 90405
8 Towers Perrin (7) retirement, health and welfare, DB/DC
1925 Century Park benefits administration, executive
East, Suite 1500 compensation, change management,
Los Angeles 90067 HR systems
9 Watson Wyatt global human capital consulting,
Worldwide (9) business strategy alignment,
10 Universal City compensation, retirement plans, group
Plaza, Suite 3500 and health plans
Universal City
91608
10 Bain & Company (11) profit improvement, growth strategy,
1901 Avenue of the corporate strategy, manufacturing/
Stars, Suite 2000 distribution, mergers and acquisitions,
Los Angeles 90067 organizational change
11 Hitachi strategy and business improvement,
Consulting (6) (10) customer solutions, supply chain
707 Wilshire Blvd., solutions, enterprise solutions,
Suite 4350 technology solutions
Los Angeles 90017
12 MCR Federal program management, business
Inc. (12) and economic analysis, financial
390 N. Sepulveda management, cost estimating and analysis
Blvd., Suite 1050
El Segundo 90245
13 Louis Kravitz & design and administration of retirement
Associates plan, supplemental executive retirement
Inc. (13) plans, 401(k) vendor selection
15760 Ventura
Blvd., Suite 910
Encino 91436
14 Right Management career transition, leadership
Consultants (17) development, talent management,
6601 Center Drive organizational consulting
West, Suite 350
Los Angeles 90045
15 L.E.K. business strategy development,
Consulting (16) merger and acquisition support,
1100 Glendon Ave., shareholder value consulting
21st Floor
Los Angeles 90024
16 Mellon's strategic human resources, tax and
HR & Investor legal, retirement, investor solutions,
Solutions (8) (14) communications, health and welfare,
1801 Century Park compensation
East, Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
17 David Lewis Co. consulting in financial planning and
6303 Ownesmouth analysis, accounting and financial
Ave., 10th Floor systems, process design/re-engineering
Woodlands Hills
91367
18 American Management enterprise resource planning, security,
Systems Inc. (15) homeland security, tax systems,
350 S. Grand Ave., enterprise integration, IT solutions,
Suite 2350 environmental management
Los Angeles 90071
19 RSM McGladrey business and strategic planning,
Inc. (19) operations and financial management,
251 S. Lake Ave., IT, human resources
Suite 300
Pasadena 91101
20 CAST Management profit enhancement, strategy
Consultants formulation, productivity improvement,
Inc. (22) technology assessment
700 S. Flower
St., Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90017
21 Navigant Consulting independent financial investigations,
Inc. (21) litigation consulting and support,
550 S. Hope St., restructuring, government contracting
Suite 2850
Los Angeles 90071
22 Clark Consulting consulting in executive benefits,
(10) (25) executive and employee compensation,
633 W. Fifth St., employment tax solutions, investments
52nd Floor
Los Angeles 90071
23 Economic Research economic analysis for entertainment
Associates (24) industry, real estate, public assembly
10990 Wilshire facilities, tourism, economic
Blvd., Suite 1500 development
Los Angeles 90024
24 Millennium Business management operations consulting,
Solutions Group software/technology solutions
Inc.
31255 Cedar
Valley Drive,
Suite 312
Westlake Village
91362 supply chain strategy, process
improvement, cost reduction, IT,
25 CGR Management strategic planning
Consultants
1901 Avenue of the
Stars, Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Company Preferred Industries
(Ranking in 2002) (partial list)
* name
* address
1 Accenture communications and high
2101 Rosecrans technology, financial services,
Ave., Suite 3300 government, products, resources
El Segundo 90245
2 Deloitte consumer business, health
Consulting (1) care, biotechnology, real
350 S. Grand Ave., estate, entertainment
Suite 200
Los Angeles 90071
3 Cap Gemini Ernst telecommunications, media,
& Young (2) networks, manufacturing,
200 N. Sepulveda, automotive, life sciences, health
Suite 1000
El Segundo 90245
4 Mercer all major industries
Human Resources
Consulting (5)
777 S. Figueroa
St., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90017
5 Executive Service non-profit, human services,
Corps of S. health, arts, education
California (6)
520 S. Lafayette
Park Place, Suite
210 Los Angeles
90057
6 Booz Allen federal government, U.S. Armed
Hamilton Inc. (8) Forces, Fortune 500, U.S. civilian
5220 Pacific agencies, health care, banks
Concourse, Suite
390 Los Angeles
90045
7 Computer aerospace, defense and
Sciences Corp. industrial products, health
2100 E. Grand Ave. care, financial services
El Segundo 90405
8 Towers Perrin (7) aerospace, energy,
1925 Century Park pharmaceutical, technology,
East, Suite 1500 entertainment, municipalities
Los Angeles 90067
9 Watson Wyatt biotechnology, entertainment,
Worldwide (9) energy, financial services,
10 Universal City high technology, health care
Plaza, Suite 3500
Universal City
91608
10 Bain & Company (11) technology, aerospace, retail,
1901 Avenue of the consumer products,
Stars, Suite 2000 entertainment, health care
Los Angeles 90067
11 Hitachi manufacturing, food and
Consulting (6) (10) beverage, utilities, aerospace
707 Wilshire Blvd., and defense, engineering
Suite 4350
Los Angeles 90017
12 MCR Federal Department of Defense,
Inc. (12) federal and state government,
390 N. Sepulveda manufacturing, aerospace
Blvd., Suite 1050
El Segundo 90245
13 Louis Kravitz & all major industries
Associates
Inc. (13)
15760 Ventura
Blvd., Suite 910
Encino 91436
14 Right Management technology, health care,
Consultants (17) manufacturing,
6601 Center Drive communications, electronics
West, Suite 350
Los Angeles 90045
15 L.E.K. media, entertainment,
Consulting (16) high technology, life sciences,
1100 Glendon Ave., health care services, private equity
21st Floor
Los Angeles 90024
16 Mellon's all major industries
HR & Investor
Solutions (8) (14)
1801 Century Park
East, Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
17 David Lewis Co. entertainment, consumer
6303 Ownesmouth products, financial services,
Ave., 10th Floor manufacturing, health care
Woodlands Hills
91367
18 American Management public sector, health care,
Systems Inc. (15) communications, media,
350 S. Grand Ave., entertainment, financial services
Suite 2350
Los Angeles 90071
19 RSM McGladrey manufacturing, distribution,
Inc. (19) financial services, government,
251 S. Lake Ave., business services, retail
Suite 300
Pasadena 91101
20 CAST Management banking, mortgage banking,
Consultants insurance, investment
Inc. (22) management
700 S. Flower
St., Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90017
21 Navigant Consulting all major industries
Inc. (21)
550 S. Hope St.,
Suite 2850
Los Angeles 90071
22 Clark Consulting manufacturing, technology,
(10) (25) financial services,
633 W. Fifth St., entertainment, health care
52nd Floor
Los Angeles 90071
23 Economic Research entertainment, public sector,
Associates (24) commercial real estate
10990 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
24 Millennium Business manufacturing, distribution,
Solutions Group construction, job shop, retail,
Inc. services
31255 Cedar
Valley Drive,
Suite 312
Westlake Village
91362
25 CGR Management manufacturing, wholesaling,
Consultants retail chains, health care,
1901 Avenue of the transportation, public sector
Stars, Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Company Areas Served Top Local Executive
(Ranking in 2002) * name
* name * title
* address * phone
1 Accenture worldwide Joyce Nitz
2101 Rosecrans managing partner,
Ave., Suite 3300 So. Calif.
El Segundo 90245 (310) 726-2700
2 Deloitte worldwide Tony Buzzelli
Consulting (1) managing partner
350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 688-0800
Suite 200
Los Angeles 90071
3 Cap Gemini Ernst worldwide John Matson
& Young (2) vice president
200 N. Sepulveda, (310) 727-8400
Suite 1000
El Segundo 90245
4 Mercer worldwide Glenn Meister
Human Resources L.A. office leader
Consulting (5) (213) 346-2200
777 S. Figueroa
St., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90017
5 Executive Service Los Angeles, Megan G. Cooper
Corps of S. Orange, Ventura executive director
California (6) counties (213) 381-2891
520 S. Lafayette
Park Place, Suite
210 Los Angeles
90057
6 Booz Allen worldwide Sam Porgess
Hamilton Inc. (8) vice president
5220 Pacific (310) 297-2100
Concourse, Suite
390 Los Angeles
90045
7 Computer worldwide Van B. Honeycutt
Sciences Corp. chairman, ceo
2100 E. Grand Ave. (310) 615-0311
El Segundo 90405
8 Towers Perrin (7) worldwide Michael Fox
1925 Century Park managing principal
East, Suite 1500 (310) 551-5600
Los Angeles 90067
9 Watson Wyatt worldwide Tom Porath
Worldwide (9) managing consultant
10 Universal City (818) 623-4500
Plaza, Suite 3500
Universal City
91608
10 Bain & Company (11) worldwide Russ Hagey
1901 Avenue of the managing director
Stars, Suite 2000 (310) 229-3000
Los Angeles 90067
11 Hitachi nationwide Chris Lord
Consulting (6) (10) vice president
707 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 443-7100
Suite 4350
Los Angeles 90017
12 MCR Federal nationwide Loula Moschonas
Inc. (12) division manager
390 N. Sepulveda (310) 640-0005
Blvd., Suite 1050
El Segundo 90245
13 Louis Kravitz & nationwide Louie Kravitz
Associates president
Inc. (13) (818) 995-6100
15760 Ventura
Blvd., Suite 910
Encino 91436
14 Right Management worldwide Don Gaertner
Consultants (17) managing principal
6601 Center Drive (310) 670-5700
West, Suite 350
Los Angeles 90045
15 L.E.K. North America, Bill Frack
Consulting (16) Western Europe, West Coast
1100 Glendon Ave., Asia Pacific practice leader
21st Floor (310) 209-9800
Los Angeles 90024
16 Mellon's worldwide Jon L. King
HR & Investor market leader
Solutions (8) (14) (310) 282-8232
1801 Century Park
East, Suite 500
Los Angeles 90067
17 David Lewis Co. Los Angeles, David M. Lewis
6303 Ownesmouth Orange, Ventura ceo, president
Ave., 10th Floor counties (818) 595-3200
Woodlands Hills
91367
18 American Management worldwide Brian Sway
Systems Inc. (15) principal
350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 613-5400
Suite 2350
Los Angeles 90071
19 RSM McGladrey worldwide Ron Barzen
Inc. (19) managing director
251 S. Lake Ave., (626) 795-8590
Suite 300
Pasadena 91101
20 CAST Management North America Glenn Teshirogi
Consultants ceo, president
Inc. (22) (213) 614-8066
700 S. Flower
St., Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90017
21 Navigant Consulting North America, Richard Corgel
Inc. (21) United Kingdom managing director
550 S. Hope St., (213) 452-4500
Suite 2850
Los Angeles 90071
22 Clark Consulting nationwide Lee Brockhurst
(10) (25) president, exec.
633 W. Fifth St., benefits practice
52nd Floor (800) 405-0911
Los Angeles 90071
23 Economic Research worldwide Raymond E. Braun
Associates (24) senior vice president
10990 Wilshire (310) 477-9585
Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90024
24 Millennium Business Southern Kevin D. Bowe
Solutions Group California ceo
Inc. (818) 865-1373
31255 Cedar
Valley Drive,
Suite 312
Westlake Village
91362
25 CGR Management nationwide Peter A. Crosby
Consultants principal, supply
1901 Avenue of the chain practice
Stars, Suite 1900 (310) 553-6837
Los Angeles 90067
WA - Not Applicable WND - Would Not Disclose
(1) Based on Business Journal estimates.
(2) For Americas Market Region fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2002.
(3) In Euros.
(4) U.S. Consulting Group only.
(5) For Watson Wyatt & Co., public arm of Watson Wyatt Worldwide.
(6) Formerly Experio Solutions.
(7) Discrepancy in 2002 figures due to misreporting by company.
(8) Formerly Buck Consultants Inc.
(9) In L.A. County.
(10) Formerly Clark/Bardes Consulting.
Note: 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 companywide,
respectively. BearingPoint Consulting, No. 3 last year, and IBM
Business Consulting Services may have qualified for this list but
failed to submit information. Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey
& Co. declined to participate.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of
press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. @2002 Los Angeles Business
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Researched by Nicole Taylor
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