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Top 25 Research management consultants based in the United States

Name: Research management consultants based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 2,316 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,316 research management consultants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 25,946 professional contacts across them, including 6,663 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers research management 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 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

2,316Companies

25,946Contacts tracked

6,663Verified emails

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The 25 largest research management consultants based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,316 research management consultants 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 research management 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	ABT Global	Partial evidence	Rockville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,323 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Abt is a mission-driven consulting and research firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	Westat	Indirect evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,248 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, and social policy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	GMI Global Market Insite, INC	Indirect evidence	Bellevue, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	530 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GMI is now Lightspeed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Allied Market Research	Partial evidence	Wilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	508 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Driven by innovation and value addition approach, Allied Market Research is instrumental in market research and business consulting across various industry verticals since its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	M3 Global Research	Partial evidence	Fort Washington, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	444 contacts →
	Partial evidence “M3 Global Research provides the most comprehensive and highest quality market research recruitment and support services available to the global healthcare industry with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	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
7	Manhattan Strategy Group	Strong evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	257 contacts →
	Strong 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
8	Kymanox	Indirect evidence	Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	239 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kymanox (‘ki-mah-noks’), meaning Ideal Knowledge Transfer, is your trusted partner in advancing life science innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Ducker Carlisle	Strong evidence	Troy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	238 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Named one of America's Top Management Consulting Firms 2026 by Business Insider, Ducker Carlisle is a global market research, strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm that helps…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Blackstone Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	229 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Blackstone Group is a full-service custom marketing research and consulting firm providing clients with actionable insights for over 25 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	PSB Insights	Strong evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	208 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PSB Insights is a global research consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	ICF Macro	Indirect evidence	Fairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	197 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As of April of 2009, Macro International is now part of ICF.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Ingenious E-Brain	Strong evidence	Dover, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	196 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ingenious e-Brain is a global research advisory and management consulting firm that helps businesses future-proof their operations by addressing complex challenges with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Marketvision Research	Partial evidence	Blue Ash, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	195 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For 40 years, MarketVision Research has provided its clients with innovative design, execution and interpretation of marketing research to deliver fresh consumer insights and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, LLC Phsl	Indirect evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	195 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, LLC (PHSL) consults with pharmaceutical manufacturers, PBMs, pharmacies of all types, and software companies on strategic business and marketing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	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
17	Quadrant Strategies	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	179 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Quadrant Strategies helps the world’s most prominent companies navigate their most important brand, reputation, and product challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	Ks&r	Strong evidence	Syracuse, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	173 contacts →
	Strong evidence “KS & R is a nationally recognized strategic consultancy and marketing research firm that provides clients with timely, fact-based insights and actionable solutions through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Open Minds Circle	Partial evidence	Gettysburg, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	150 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the high-needs consumer market – mental health…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Intellisurvey	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	142 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IntelliSurvey provides software and services to help professional researchers make business decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Lucintel	Strong evidence	Irving, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	124 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lucintel, headquartered in Dallas, TX (USA) is a premier Global Management Consulting and Market Research firm that creates winning strategies for growth-whether you need to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Mcking Consulting	Partial evidence	Fairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	118 contacts →
	Partial evidence “McKing Consulting Corporation provides a variety of general and specialized management consulting services to the federal government, state agencies, nonprofits, and public and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	MARC	Partial evidence	Boston, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	118 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Starting from 1996 MARC helps Clients to solve different marketing tasks by selecting and implementing of optimum research methodology and effective use of results.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Reports And Data	Partial evidence	New York City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Reports and Data is a market research and consulting company that provides syndicated research reports, customized research reports, and consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Ironwood Insights Group, LLC	Partial evidence	Chandler, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ironwood Insights is a team of expert-level insights consultants who solve critical marketing and business problems for forward-thinking companies.” 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: research management consultants. 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 research management consultants.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research management consultants, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research management consultants. 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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Research management consultants based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

25.7%Verified-email coverage

11.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.7%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,702

11-50

477

51-200

112

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 2,316 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 research management 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 “research management 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 research management 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 research management 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, 6,663 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.

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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 research management 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 research management consultants are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,316 research management 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?

ABT Global, headquartered in Rockville, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research management consultants?

New York leads with 85 headquartered companies, followed by Washington (56) and Chicago (53).

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 6,663 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,316 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.