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Top 25 Professional society consultants based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 154 professional society consultants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,584 professional contacts across them, including 994 with verified work emails. Chicago is the largest hub.

This list covers professional society consultants 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 20, 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.

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154Companies
2,584Contacts tracked
994Verified emails
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The 25 largest professional society consultants based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 154 professional society consultants based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to professional society consultants: 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
1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000720 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Associations help industries, fields and professions stay current and connected for the members and communities who depend on them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Partial evidenceWakefield, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500181 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Virtual is a top provider of professional services for associations, consortia and other membership-based organizations, delivering tailored management solutions that drive…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceWilmington, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a166 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Your Conference Connection (YCC) offers a kaleidoscope of services to fulfill your organization's conference, association management, and or service-based needs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5093 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since 1959, the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) has set the quality standard for the executive search and leadership consulting profession.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBerkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ascend Berkeley has a network of seven specialized committees, each specializing in a discipline within business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20072 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bostrom is a professional services firm offering comprehensive management, consulting and outsourcing to the not-for-profit community.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceIndianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Raybourn Group International is an award-winning accredited association management, non-profit consulting and event management firm based in Indianapolis.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Partial evidenceAlbany, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5054 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Capitol Hill Management Services is a comprehensive consulting firm providing a full range of professional services to associations, non-profits, licensing boards, government…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Strong evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5053 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Harrington Company provides professional management and consultation services to state, regional, national and international associations, societies and foundations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSandy, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5051 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts® (NACVA®) The Authority in Matters of Value® NACVA’s Axiom The Authority in Matters of Value® NACVA’s Vision Maintain…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceDeerfield, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As of January 1, 2015, The Sherwood Group is now part of Kellen Company a global leader in association management, conference planning, communications, regulatory and public…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceGlen Ellyn, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CM Services, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceMc Lean, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Degnon Associates is a Non-profit Organization Management company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Strong evidenceHighland Park, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5029 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Specialdocs Consultants provides consulting and professional services for physicians who are transitioning their practice from the traditional model to the concierge or membership…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1027 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Recognized for superior organizational management services to discerning groups and board leaders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceAurora, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Civica Associations Conferences & Exhibitions believes in the power of transformation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Strong evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00016 contacts →

Strong evidence

“IMC USA is the professional association and sole certifying body for individual management consultants in the US, whose mission is to promote excellence and ethics in management…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Association and Event Management Services”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceNorthbrook, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“DCS Midwest mission is to maintain the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, honesty, and fairness in our relationships with our clients, subcontractors, and professional…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceNorcross, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Association Management, Membership Recruitment/Retention, Database Management, Continuing Education, Meeting & Symposium Planning/On-site Management, Non-dues Revenue Fund…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceDeer Park, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CCA - Advancing the Practice® | Where Leading Actuaries Belong.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Strong evidenceTrenton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1013 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are strategic partners with professional societies, trade associations, and other not-for-profit organizations providing management solutions and administrative support.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Partial evidenceAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“C2 is a Virginia-based professional services company committed to high-quality professional standards in association management.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSt Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Headquartered in St.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Club Council specializes in private club Executive Search, Strategic Planning, Board Governance, Financial Strategy, and Food and Beverage Services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Professional society consultants based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
38.5%Verified-email coverage
16.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
5.2%Largest-city concentration · Chicago
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
91
11-50
36
51-200
16
201-500
5
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
1

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 154 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 professional society consultants, 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 “professional society consultants”. 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 professional society consultants), 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 professional society consultants, 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, 994 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 20, 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 professional society consultants, 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 professional society consultants are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 154 professional society consultants 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?

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

Which city has the most professional society consultants?

Chicago leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by New York (6) and Washington (5).

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 994 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 154 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 20, 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.