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Global management consulting firm

Kearney is an American global management consulting firm with offices in more than 40 countries worldwide. Kearney's predecessor firm was founded in Chicago by James O. McKinsey in 1926; he hired Andrew Thomas "Tom" Kearney as his first partner in 1929. After James McKinsey died in 1937, the Chicago office split into its own company, led by Tom Kearney and called McKinsey, A. T. Kearney, and Company. In 1947, it was renamed A. T. Kearney and Company. In January 2020, the firm underwent a major rebranding and changed its name from A. T. Kearney to Kearney.

Kearney has offices in 40 countries and has more than 5,300 employees.

Kearney covers a wide range of industries and capabilities. 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. Major service lines are in strategy, analytics, mergers and acquisitions, innovation, operations, technology strategy, organization and transformation, marketing and sales, procurement, and sustainability. The firm is particularly well known for its operations, supply chain and transformation expertise, ranking among the top firms in these areas.

Kearney is a longstanding partner of the World Economic Forum, attending Forum events and advising on global platforms and regional agendas and serving as a member of the Alliance of CEO Climate Members, and Racial Justice in Business. Kearney began its relationship with the European Management Forum in 1971, and it became an institutional partner in 1997.

Kearney provides pro bono engagements with organizations that support social and racial justice. For example, in 2023, they conducted an impact analysis of the first AAPI entered Speaker Expo in North America that presented topics about culture, leadership, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

In 2012, the career review site Glassdoor ranked Kearney as the 4th most difficult company to interview with. In Australia, this is underscored by the hiring of just 10 business analysts out of 1,200 applicants in 2021. The firm primarily operates in a generalist model, where consultants can be staffed on a variety of industry and functional projects. There is a fixed training curriculum beginning with an “experience week” to introduce staff to consulting and meet colleagues globally. In 2016 and 2017, the career review site Glassdoor ranked Kearney as the highest paying company for employees in the United States. The company says it has 23,000 alumni, who are invited to participate in the company's Kearney Week, held in September of each year.

Kearney consistently ranks 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. The firm is also regularly listed on the Vault Guide's ranking of the most prestigious firms to work for; it was ranked 9th in 2020. Working Mother magazine also ranks Kearney in its "Best Companies" list. In 2020, Forbes named Kearney as one of the best management consulting firms. In 2015, 2016, and 2017 Kearney was awarded the "Excellence in Social & Community Investment" award by Consulting magazine. The same magazine has recognized Kearney partners for the past seven years as one of the top 25 consultants. Besides achievements of professional excellence, Kearney has been recognized for its supportive and collegial culture, inclusive programs and networks, and diverse talent. Since 2015, the firm has been recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality" every year. Working Mother has not only recognized Kearney as one of the "Top 100 Firms for Working Families and Women," but also awarded five working mothers from Kearney since 2013 as "Working Mothers of the Year." In 2020, many of Kearney's diversity networks and consultants were ranked among the top networks and consultants for diversity and inclusion on the Guardian's Global Diversity List. In 2021, the firm celebrated 10 years of being carbon neutral, and is part of several initiatives for diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.