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Top 25 Policy consulting firms based in the United States

Name: Policy consulting firms based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 3,982 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 3,982 policy consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 47,016 professional contacts across them, including 20,452 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers policy consulting firms 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

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47,016Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest policy consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 3,982 policy consulting firms 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 policy consulting firms: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Kearney	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,978 contacts →
	Partial 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
2	L.E.K. Consulting	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,093 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L.E.K.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	FGS Global	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,814 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FGS Global is the strategic leadership advisory for a complex world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Analysis Group	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,781 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Analysis Group is one of the largest international economics consulting firms, with more than 1,500 professionals across 15 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	Ardurra	Indirect evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,260 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Expertly balancing experience and innovation to deliver unique solutions to public and private clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	NERA	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	782 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In 2026, NERA is celebrating 65 years of trusted economics, experts, and experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	The Vertex Companies LLC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	765 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Vertex Companies, LLC is a global consulting firm that provides strategic advisory, project management, and dispute resolution services for organizations that face complex…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Acumen, LLC	Partial evidence	Burlingame, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	570 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Acumen, LLC works to improve the information provided to policymakers who design and revise welfare, health, education, labor, and business programs at the national, state, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	The Brattle Group	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	553 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Brattle Group answers complex economic, finance, and regulatory questions for corporations, law firms, and governments around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Resultant	Indirect evidence	Indianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	431 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a passionate team of engineers, mathematicians, data analysts, project managers, and business consultants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Keystone	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	423 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Keystone is an innovative strategy, economics, and technology consulting firm delivering transformative ideas and novel solutions to global brands and law firms on leading-edge…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	DDC Public Affairs	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	411 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DDC Public Affairs builds communities of advocates that impact policy and win campaigns.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Mercury Public Affairs, LLC	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	390 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mercury is a national bipartisan government relations and strategic communications firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Deep Water Point & Associates	Indirect evidence	Annapolis, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	350 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Deep Water Point & Associates is composed of industry veterans and government experts who dedicate their expertise to maximize our clients’ competitive edge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Econic Partners, LLC	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	272 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Econic Partners is a leading economic consulting firm focused on complex antitrust, regulatory, litigation, and policy matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	Public Sector Consultants	Partial evidence	Lansing, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	268 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our Mission: Improving the quality of life for residents of Michigan and beyond through the development and implementation of innovative, actionable public policies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	TCG	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	263 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Traditional we are not.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	SSA Consultants	Indirect evidence	Baton Rouge, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	258 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are partners and advisors of leading organizations and governments, bound to and inspired by a mission of helping our clients improve their performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Manhattan Strategy Group	Partial evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	257 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Manhattan Strategy is a boutique research and management consulting firm dedicated to helping our government and commercial clients achieve performance excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	SKDK	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	220 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SKDK provides strategic advice, public relations, crisis communications, advertising, direct mail, and research to national and international companies, advocacy organizations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	ASI Government	Indirect evidence	Herndon, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	192 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For nearly two decades, ASI Government has served as a trusted advisor to government leaders seeking to improve mission performance, enhance organizational effectiveness and drive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Research Nester Analytics	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	191 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Research Nester is a global consulting firm that works with the most aspirational facilitators to define the future market strategies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	John Burns Research And Consulting	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	183 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our team produces independent research and custom consulting advice to help executives make the most informed decisions possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	LECG	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	181 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LECG is a global litigation; economics; consulting and business advisory; and governance, assurance, and tax expert services firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Invariant	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Invariant is a bipartisan business advisory firm, providing strategic advice to companies, trade associations, non-profits, and individuals on how to make Washington work for them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: policy consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names policy consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of policy consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name policy consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Policy consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

43.5%Verified-email coverage

11.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

13.2%Largest-city concentration · Washington

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,181

11-50

639

51-200

124

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 3,982 companies.

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 policy consulting firms, 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 “policy consulting firms”. 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 policy consulting firms), 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 policy consulting firms, 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, 20,452 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: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Policy consulting firms by metro

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 policy consulting firms, 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 policy consulting firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 3,982 policy consulting firms 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?

Kearney, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most policy consulting firms?

Washington leads with 525 headquartered companies, followed by New York (159) and Chicago (81).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 20,452 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 3,982 companies.

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.