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Top 25 Tier one consulting firms based in the United States

Name: Tier one consulting firms based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 7,780 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 7,780 tier one consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 297,740 professional contacts across them, including 124,935 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers tier one 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

7,780Companies

297,740Contacts tracked

124,935Verified emails

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The 25 largest tier one consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 7,780 tier one 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 tier one 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	EXL	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	40,100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Choosing a digital partner is about more than capabilities, it’s about collaboration and character.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	Boston Consulting Group BCG	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	38,730 contacts →
	Partial 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
3	ZS	Partial evidence	Evanston, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	16,896 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ZS is a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve life and how we live it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Korn Ferry	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	13,486 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	Alvarez & Marsal	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	13,099 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alvarez & Marsal is a leading global professional services firm dedicated to helping organizations tackle their most complex business issues, maximize stakeholder value, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Slalom	Partial evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	10,032 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Protiviti	Partial evidence	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,779 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Protiviti is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Oliver Wyman	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,230 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Oliver Wyman, a Marsh business, we bring deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach that cuts through complexity to help organizations navigate their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Yash Technologies	Partial evidence	East Moline, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,769 contacts →
	Partial evidence “YASH Technologies is a consulting-led transformation partner with a proven track record of helping customers address their current and prospective digital transformation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	HURON	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,520 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Huron is a global professional services firm that collaborates with organizations to solve complex challenges and achieve ambitious goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Kearney	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,978 contacts →
	Strong 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
12	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
13	DAI	Partial evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,741 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DAI is an integrated professional services and advisory firm that provides project design and delivery, management consulting, and financial services to companies, investors, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Alixpartners	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,583 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than forty years, AlixPartners has helped businesses around the world respond quickly and decisively to their most critical challenges – circumstances as diverse as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Withum	Indirect evidence	Princeton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,326 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Withum is a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm, helping clients to Be in a Position of Strength in today’s modern business landscape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	ETEAM	Indirect evidence	Somerset, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	3,285 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 25 years, eTeam has been trusted by global organizations to lead high-stakes programs where execution matters as much as strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Armanino	Indirect evidence	San Ramon, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,989 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded as an alternative to the status quo, Armanino doesn’t just keep up with change, we embrace it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	West Monroe	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,129 contacts →
	Partial evidence “West Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating value for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Trace3	Indirect evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,345 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trace3 delivers business transformation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Neudesic, An IBM Company	Indirect evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,239 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Neudesic, an IBM Company, is a global professional services firm dedicated to advancing businesses with our Microsoft technology expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Crosscountry Consulting	Partial evidence	Mclean, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,215 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CrossCountry Consulting is a leading provider of specialized advisory and technology solutions across finance, accounting, risk, and operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	MJV Technology & Innovation	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,168 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a global consulting firm that brings together people, technology, and AI to drive business growth and transform organizations with strategy, agility, and impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	W3global	Partial evidence	Frisco, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	1,149 contacts →
	Partial evidence “W3Global is a leading provider of end-to-end consulting services, empowering businesses to achieve their strategic goals and optimize their operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Navigant	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,029 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public and commercial markets with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Eliassen Group	Partial evidence	Reading, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	917 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations achieve more through technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions.” 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: tier one 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 tier one consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of tier one consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name tier one 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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Tier one consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

42.0%Verified-email coverage

38.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

5.6%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

5,114

11-50

1,739

51-200

637

201-500

149

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 7,780 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 tier one 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 “tier one 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 tier one 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 tier one 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, 124,935 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.

Tier one 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 tier one 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 tier one consulting firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 7,780 tier one 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?

EXL, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most tier one consulting firms?

New York leads with 439 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (243) and Atlanta (203).

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.