Editor's Note: Ready, Set, Grow

For the fourth time, Consulting released its annual ranking of the profession's Fastest Growing Firms—a celebration of the industry's top movers…

Joe Kornik | November 12, 2019

For the fourth time, Consulting released its annual ranking of the profession's Fastest Growing Firms—a celebration of the industry's top movers and shakers in terms of revenue growth. This year, Suwanee, Ga.-based Avelead topped the list as the profession's No. 1 ranked firm.

Avelead achieved a stunning growth rate of 1,808 percent between December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2018 to lead Consulting magazine's ranking of the profession's Fastest Growing Firms. The second ranked firm was Washington Business Dynamics, which grew at 1,361 percent while Simplus—last year's No. 1 firm—grew at 1,037 percent—finished third. With a 900 percent growth rate, Impact Analytics was fourth and Ankura Consulting Group placed fifth with 863 percent growth.

Additional consulting firms rounding out the Top 10, include: Element 78 (699 percent), Emergent Method (634 percent), The Savan Group (430 percent), Helio Health Group (320 percent), and A-LIGN (308 percent).

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