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Top 25 Design strategy consultancies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 26,745 design strategy consultancies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 262,724 professional contacts across them, including 85,352 with verified work emails and 72,757 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers design strategy consultancies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
26,745Companies
262,724Contacts tracked
85,352Verified emails
72,757Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest design strategy consultancies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 26,745 design strategy consultancies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to design strategy consultancies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+38,730 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+21,689 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20265,001-10,0006,978 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As one of the original firms, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that consulting is a people business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20265,001-10,0005,514 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Accenture Strategy combines deep industry expertise, advanced analytics capabilities and human-led design methodologies that enable clients to act with speed and confidence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0005,082 contacts →

Partial evidence

“From strategy to execution.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Indirect evidenceColumbia, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+4,731 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Partial evidenceSan Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,640 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ACL Digital is a design-led Digital Experience, Product Innovation, Solutions, and Consulting offerings leader.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a2,259 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MINE™ is a San Francisco-based design and brand communication firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0002,189 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“R/GA is an independent creative innovation company for the intelligence age.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,927 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AKQA is a creative company at the intersection of imagination and technology, with a global presence across 19 countries, and 30 locations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,727 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“frog is the reinvention and experience partner for the eco-digital era.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,660 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CannonDesign is a different kind of design firm, where architecture, strategy, experience, innovation and social good converge to create meaningful impact.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Partial evidenceWestport, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a1,650 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MCAworks is a strategic marketing consulting firm passionately dedicated to helping our clients accelerate and sustain business growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Partial evidenceArmonk, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+1,625 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IBM iX is your global experience design partner within IBM Consulting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a1,468 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Barbershop is a creative technology studio based in Denver, Colorado.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Indirect evidenceJacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,216 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bridgenext is a global digital consultancy that helps clients innovate with intention and realize their digital aspirations by creating digital products, experiences, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-5001,208 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IDEO (pronounced “EYE-dee-oh”) is a global design consultancy helping the world’s most audacious dreamers create braver tomorrows.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Partial evidenceGreenville, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a1,176 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Cargo, we help growing brands of all sizes build what’s next through strategy, technology and creative.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Partial evidenceInternational Design Firm, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000992 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a dynamic, forward-thinking design firm offering streamlined architecture, interior design, branding, and engineering services across the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceDetroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000824 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At OneMagnify, we help transformational brands turn insight into action.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Strong evidenceBrooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a814 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Smart Design is a strategic design company that helps people live better and work smarter.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 202610001+756 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ultimate Minds is a professional consulting and marketing firm dedicated to empowering businesses, nonprofits, and startups with smart, affordable, and results-driven solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Indirect evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000711 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Interbrand has been a world leading brand consultancy for 50 years – having pioneered iconic work and forged many of the brand building tools that are commonplace across the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSouthfield, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000708 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Doner unlocks all the tools of Modern marketing to build lasting connections with every day, Main Street consumers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026501-1,000661 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Prophet is the Uncommon Growth Company-accelerating impact for business and marketing leaders through consulting, experience, and creative services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Design strategy consultancies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
32.5%Verified-email coverage
27.7%Mobile-number coverage
9.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
8.0%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
22,495
11-50
3,535
51-200
532
201-500
89
501-1,000
36
1,001-5,000
20
5,001-10,000
5
10001+
14

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 32.0d

Company record updated

Median 80.0d

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among design strategy consultancies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “design strategy consultancies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names design strategy consultancies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among design strategy consultancies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 85,352 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names design strategy consultancies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many design strategy consultancies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 26,745 design strategy consultancies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Boston Consulting Group BCG, headquartered in Boston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most design strategy consultancies?

New York leads with 2149 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (1172) and Chicago (758).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.