Family figures prominently in Gary Holdren's career. The Huron Consulting Group chairman/CEO has followed guiding principles laid out by his father, a successful business owner, through 30 years with Andersen and three years at the helm of the Chicago-based financial and operational consulting services firm, whose growth continues to climb.
"My father taught me two principles," Holdren recalls. "The customer always comes first, and you have to have good people with you. You also have to treat those people like you treat your family — otherwise, you have nothing."
Huron's success definitely qualifies as something. Launched in 2002 by Holdren and 25 of his former Andersen partners, the firm has grown from 250 people to more than 600. Huron's annual revenue for 2004, $159.6 million, represented a 57 percent increase from the previous year. The company, which conducted a successful initial public offering in 2004, posted first-quarter 2005 revenue that was more than 16 percent higher than 2004 first-quarter revenue.
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