2025 Vault Rankings
- Prestige#11
At a Glance
“No travel, humble colleagues, and small office culture.”
“The work, the people, the mentoring relationships, and the career trajectory.”
“If you’re interested in due diligence and growth strategy and want to get a lot of reps quickly, this is a great place for you.”
“The diverse set of clients, competitive compensation, and great exit opportunities.”
“It can be difficult to log off or fully unplug due to tight deadlines and a big workload.”
“Work-life balance, being in the office three days a week, and needing to ask before we can log off.”
“We tend to short-staff projects to compete on price.”
“Limited ability to engage with clients in person at junior levels.”
About L.E.K. Consulting
L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consultancy that works with business leaders to seize competitive advantage and amplify growth. The firm’s engagements are targeted interventions that reshape the trajectory of its clients’ businesses. The foundation of the firm’s approach is built on:
- Deep expertise in the technologies, business models, and ecosystems of every client’s market
- A hands-on, collaborative approach to developing solutions for long-term success
- A philosophy of evidence, not opinion, that gets to the heart of the problem via rigorous analysis, in-depth research, and an understanding of the market dynamics
- The ability to turn insights into action by addressing the capabilities, resourcing, coordination, and cultural and accountability barriers that often prevent a good strategy from fulfilling its potential
The firm advises and supports global companies that are leaders in their industries—including the largest private- and public-sector organizations, private equity firms, and emerging entrepreneurial businesses. Founded in 1983, L.E.K. employs more than 2,300 professionals across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
Offering a helping hand
L.E.K. takes its responsibilities—especially its social responsibilities—seriously. Since 2006, L.E.K. has been driving social impact through its pro bono initiative. In 2018, the firm doubled its commitment to pro bono clients annually in the U.S. L.E.K. has provided pro bono consulting, volunteers, and/or financial donations for over one hundred nonprofits and charitable organizations, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Cara Program, and Australians Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Examples of the firm’s pro bono work include projects such as L.E.K.’s San Francisco office partnering with The Bay Area Global Health Alliance to help drive a successful launch of The Alliance by helping its founders develop a better understanding of several core issues. Additionally, L.E.K.’s Boston office helped The Boch Center, a leading nonprofit arts institution in New England, to tackle some of its challenges with rising costs and declining levels of participation among younger audiences and patrons.
Social responsibility doesn’t end at pro bono work—being environmentally conscious is another of the firm’s priorities. In 2008, L.E.K. became the first management consultancy to achieve carbon neutrality in its global operations through reducing emissions and purchasing carbon offsets. L.E.K. offices are now 100% powered by renewable energy, and the firm has committed to verifiable carbon reduction approaches that have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The firm continually works with its employees to adopt principles and practices that reduce their carbon emissions. Those may relate to travel, hybrid work arrangements, and firm and client events. In addition, L.E.K. has a network of “green” committees in each of its offices charged with creating avenues for employees to participate in L.E.K.’s sustainability efforts and help develop and encourage initiatives that reduce carbon footprint. In 2024, L.E.K. received a “platinum” rating from EcoVadis and was the first major consulting firm to have long-term carbon reduction targets (aligned to the Paris Agreement) approved by SBTi..
75 State Street
19th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: (617) 951-9500
Employer Type: Private
Global Managing Partner: Clay Heskett
Americas Region Head: Manny Picciola
General Counsel: Shuba Satyaprasad
2024 Employees (All Locations): 2,300
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Global
- Management & Strategy Consulting
- Operations & Supply Chain Consulting
- Turnaround & Transformation Consulting
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Organizational Strategy
- Transaction Due Diligence
- Digital Strategy
- Sustainability Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Pricing Strategy