citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message berkeley research group llc type limited liability company industry professional services founded emeryville california chicago illinois 2010 headquarters emeryville california u.s. area served worldwide key people david teece chairman richard boulton uk chairman david kaplan vice chairman executive director tri macdonald president coo philip rowley executive director kimberly starr cfo marvin tenenbaum general counsel 1 services expert testimony litigation and regulatory support consulting strategic advice document and data analytics number of employees 700 february 2015 website thinkbrg.com berkeley research group llc brg is a global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm that provides independent advice data analytics authoritative studies expert testimony investigations and regulatory and dispute consulting to fortune 500 corporations financial institutions government agencies major law firms and regulatory bodies around the world . 2 brg is headquartered in emeryville california with offices across the united states and in asia australia canada latin america and the united kingdom . 3 contents 1 history 2 services 2.1 healthcare 2.2 information technology 2.3 public policy 3 brg review 4 accolades 5 criticisms 6 references 7 external links history edit brg was co founded in february 2010 by a group including dr. david teece who has served as its chairman and principal executive officer . 2 4 services edit brg specializes in the provision of economic financial and analytical advice for a range of disciplines including antitrust and competition policy class action certification construction corporate governance damages analysis energy environment and natural resources finance and valuation financial reporting evaluation and fraud forensic financial investigations health analytics information technology insurance and reinsurance intellectual property international and domestic arbitration labor and employment public policy and security issues . it also advises clients in industry sectors with compliance business process improvement and strategy consulting . 2 major practice areas include healthcare edit brg offers healthcare and life sciences industry expertise . in january 2011 the california institute for regenerative medicine cirm a state agency created by voters with proposition 71 the california stem cell research and cures act released an independent economic impact study authored by brg professionals . 5 the report showed that the first 1.1 billion in grants created 25 000 job years and 200 million in new tax revenue through 2014 . 6 taxpayer funding generates 2 739 jobs annually . 7 information technology edit director leonard waverman s current research is on the growth and productivity impacts of the rollout of telecommunications and computers . 8 his analysis of the impacts of mobile phone rollout on growth in africa was the subject of an economic focus section of the economist 9 and a special report in 2009 . 10 public policy edit special advisor dr. laura d andrea tyson and directors dr. kenneth serwin and dr. eric drabkin performed the benefits for the u.s. economy of a temporary tax reduction on the repatriation of foreign subsidiary earnings a 2011 economic study commissioned by the new america foundation . 11 the study assessed the effects of a one time reduction in the tax rate applied to the repatriation of foreign subsidiary earnings on spending output and employment in the u.s. economy . 12 the study found that a temporary reduction to approximately 5.25 percent would lead to a significant increase in repatriations making 942 billion available for domestic use by u.s. multinational corporations . in 2013 the same authors published implications of a switch to a territorial tax system in the united states a critical comparison to the current system . 13 citizens for tax justice wrote that the study flies in the face of overwhelming evidence that today many of these profits are really earned in the u.s. but characterized as offshore in order to obtain existing tax benefits that would be expanded under a territorial system . 14 brg review edit brg publishes the brg review a semi annual journal featuring original research and analysis by brg expert consultants . 15 the first issue of the review winter 2011 included a paper on control premiums minority interest discounts and the fair market value standard ; plus a case study on the impact of health reform on a pharmaceutical company . the second issue fall 2011 included papers on the role of the economic expert in the banking and investment disputes following the subprime crisis ; and the economic impact of research funded by the california institute for regenerative medicine . the most recent issue featured two case studies from brg s labor and employment practice . 16 accolades edit brg chairman david teece was named among the 2011 a list of management academics an honorary group of 30 of the most accomplished and distinguished professors in u.s. academia . 17 teece was also the lead author on the most cited article in economics and business worldwide for the decade of 1995 to 2005 dynamic capabilities and strategic management in strategic management journal . he is one of the top 10 most cited scholars for that decade . his 1986 paper profiting from technology innovation in research policy is the most widely cited business article in that journal s history . 18 at the cfa institute s may 2012 board of governors meeting the board accepted and approved appointments of new incoming and continuing members to serve on its disciplinary review committee a volunteer committee responsible for the enforcement of the cfa institute code of ethics and standards of professional conduct . 19 brg principal james conversano is a 2012 incoming appointee . 20 at the third annual acg new york champion s awards acg new york and the m & a advisor named the turnaround of solyndra llc and 360 degree holdings llc as the 2013 energy deal of the year . 21 global competition review ranked brg among the top 20 competition economics firms in the world in economics 20 gcr s assessment of the world s leading economic consultancies in both 2012 22 and 2013 23 and in its top 21 for 2014 . 24 25 criticisms edit charles h. ferguson author of predator nation corporate criminals political corruption and the hijacking of america criticized large academic regulatory consulting firms such as berkeley research group the analysis group the brattle group criterion compass lexecon and charles river associates for focusing primarily on helping companies avoid or influence legislation public debate regulation prosecution class action lawsuits antitrust judgments and taxes . 26 references edit berkeley research group leadership . retrieved 2012 07 09 . a b c company overview of berkeley research group llc . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2012 07 09 . brg office locations . berkeley research group . retrieved 2013 11 20 . david teece co founder berkeley research group llc . american city business journals . retrieved 2015 10 27 . cirm generating 25 000 jobs and 200 million in taxes for california with grants awarded so far with more to come . california institute for regenerative medicine . 2011 01 26 . retrieved 2012 07 09 . alberro jose march 2011 . economic impact of research funded by the california institute of regenerative medicine pdf . california institute for regenerative medicine . retrieved 2012 07 09 . darce keith 2011 01 26 . taxpayer funding for stem cell research generates 2 739 jobs annually . u t san diego . retrieved 2012 06 14 . waverman leonard ; 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