appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message a.t. kearney type incorporated partnership industry management consulting founded 1926 by mr. andrew thomas kearney headquarters franklin center chicago united states number of locations 61 offices in more than 40 countries key people johan aurik managing officer and chairman of the board services management consulting services revenue 1.1 billion est. 2014 1 number of employees 3 500 2 300 consultants website www.atkearney.com a.t. kearney is an american global management consulting firm that focuses on strategic and operational ceo agenda issues facing businesses governments and institutions around the globe . as of april 2016 a.t. kearney maintains offices in 40 countries . 1 contents 1 practice areas 2 history 3 global business policy council 4 awards and recognition 5 references 6 external links practice areas edit a.t. kearney s industry specialties include aerospace and defense automotive chemicals communications media and technology consumer products and retail financial institutions healthcare metals and mining oil and gas private equity public sector transportation and infrastructure and utilities . 2 major service lines are in strategy analytics mergers and acquisitions innovation operations technology strategy organization and transformation marketing and sales procurement and sustainability . 3 history edit the origins of the firm begin with the founding of mckinsey in 1926 in chicago by james mckinsey under the name james o. mckinsey & company . 4 james mckinsey hired andrew thomas kearney in 1929 as the firm s first partner . 5 when mckinsey died in 1937 kearney was the managing partner of the chicago office . as suggested by the new york based partners the chicago office split from the rest of company in 1939 . in 1947 it was renamed a.t. kearney and company . 6 the firm opened its first international office in d sseldorf germany in 1964 . its first office in asia was opened in 1972 in tokyo japan . in 1995 a.t. kearney was acquired by eds a technology consulting firm . 7 it once again became an independent company in 2005 . 6 vikas kapoor was a management consultant of the firm . 8 as of april 2016 a.t. kearney operates 62 offices in 40 countries . 1 global business policy council edit the global business policy council was founded in 1992 by paul laudicina as part of a.t. kearney . membership is invitation only and the symposium is closed door . members reportedly include academic corporate and government thought leaders who meet annually to discuss issues that affect the worldwide business climate . 9 10 the global business policy council publishes two annual reports the global services location index and the foreign direct investment confidence index which aims to identify the countries that companies plan to invest in over the coming years . 11 awards and recognition edit a.t. kearney has consistently ranked among the top management consulting firms globally . the firm has been listed in consulting magazine s best firms to work for list seven times in eight years . 12 the firm is a perennial on the vault guide s ranking of the most prestigious firms to work for . 13 working mother magazine also ranks a.t. kearney in its best companies list . 14 in 2012 the career review site glassdoor ranked a.t. kearney as the 4th most difficult company to interview with . 15 a.t. kearney s recruiting process involves multiple rounds of individual case written case and experience based interviews . references edit a b c who we are . a.t. kearney . retrieved april 20 2016 . industries . a.t. kearney . retrieved april 20 2016 . services . a.t. kearney . retrieved april 20 2016 . mckinsey & company on forbes america s largest private companies list . forbes . november 3 2010 . retrieved january 1 2011 . l. urwick o.b.e. m.c. ma . f.i.i.a. history of consulting . retrieved . the elements of administration . retrieved may 23 2012 . cs1 maint uses authors parameter link a b the a.t. kearney story . a.t. kearney . december 2014 . retrieved april 20 2016 . dobrzynski judith h. may 31 1995 . e.d.s. resumes purchase talks with kearney . the new york times . vikas kapoor . bloomberg . retrieved 1 september 2016 . ruiz rebecca may 5 2008 . how ceos stay on top of their game . forbes . retrieved february 12 2012 . a.t. kearney s global business policy council holds annual ceo retreat in morocco under patronage of king mohammed vi press release . a.t. kearney . pr newswire . july 2 2013 . retrieved november 15 2015 . keeler dan april 30 2015 . firms focus on frontier opportunities study shows . wall street journal . retrieved november 15 2015 . kornik joseph september 14 2015 . the 2015 best firms to work for a.t. kearney . consulting magazine . retrieved april 20 2016 . stott phil august 20 2013 . vault s 2014 consulting rankings are here vault blogs . retrieved november 15 2015 . best companies a.t. kearney september 3 2013 . working mother . retrieved november 15 2015 . giang vivian july 27 2012 . the 25 hardest companies for job interviews . business insider . retrieved november 15 2015 . external links edit a.t. kearney ebreviate a.t.kearney press release volkswagen ebreviate fast facts 2012 perpetual license agreement volkswagen ebreviate v t e consulting firms management consulting mckinsey & company bain & company boston consulting group accenture booz allen hamilton a.t. kearney bearingpoint l.e.k. consulting marsh & mclennan companies oliver wyman roland berger company arthur d. little kurt salmon huron consulting group capgemini deloitte monitor deloitte ernst & young pricewaterhousecoopers kpmg sia partners strategy & cra international accounting and finance consulting deloitte ernst & young pricewaterhousecoopers kpmg bdo international grant thornton international fti consulting capco analysis group milliman it consulting cognizant cgi group computer sciences corporation fujitsu hitachi consulting hewlett packard enterprise services ibm global services atos infosys tata consultancy services unisys slalom consulting sopra steria business & decision cambridge consultants avanade sogeti human resource consulting mercer consulting firm towers watson aon hewitt hay group hewitt associates people founders james o. mckinsey marvin bower bill bain consultant bruce henderson roland berger arthur dehon little edwin g. booz james l. allen managing directors dominic barton rich lesser orit gadiesh charles douard bou e areas of expertise management consulting human resource consulting information technology consulting economic consulting risk and strategic consulting tax advisor audit assurance services financial adviser public sector consulting performance consulting biotechnology consulting others big three management consultancies big four accounting firms consulting firm case interview enron scandal business consultant consultant grade consulting certified management consultant house of lies victor cheng strategy business list of management consulting firms list of it consulting firms retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title a.t. kearney & oldid 744529774 categories international management consulting firmscompanies based in chicagomanagement consulting firmshidden categories cs1 maint uses authors parameterwikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from august 2015pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran aisbahasa indonesia norsk bokm lportugu srom n edit links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 20 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view