10. Booz Allen Hamilton
Headquarters: McLean, Va. Number of Billable Consultants: 23,445 Client Industries Served: Defense, Civil Government, Intelligence Agencies, Commercial Aerospace, Financial Services, Health and Life Sciences, Energy and Transportation Consulting Service Lines: Strategy, Operations
Booz Allen Hamilton is back among the profession's Best Firms to Work For. The McLean, Va.-based, 105-year-old firm has a rich heritage of applying disruptive innovations to solve the toughest problems. "We don't stop at strategy on paper," says Scott Barr, Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton. "We work side-by-side with clients to build and implement solutions. We have the expertise to address the solution from every angle."
That side-by-side approach gives the firm an unparalleled understanding of their client's mission and organizations and a passion for their success. "Anyone can sell technology, but our combination of mission understanding, tech-agnostic approach, and consulting DNA gets the best results," Barr says.
Barr says BAH is always working to exemplify its purpose statement—to empower people to change the world. Over the next year, the firm is investing in the technologies of today and of the future, constantly identifying new solutions and applying the best ideas—and those from its partners—to serve clients and society as a whole.
"This approach—supported by our values, our collaborative culture, and a unique operating model that allows us to go to market as one firm—will create sustainable, quality growth for our firm, abundant opportunity for our people, significant value for clients and investors, and hopefully, world-changing solutions," he says.
Barr says leadership is always excited to see the amazing talent and ideas coming from all levels—and the diverse leadership across the firm's teams and markets that harnesses all this ingenuity to make great things happen. "Technology adoption in government is accelerating, which means client demand is stronger than we've seen in years, particularly for our service offerings," he says. "Across our growing business, clients are looking to gain value from today's technology and to envision what technology will be able to do for them in the future."
BAH is developing transformative solutions that build lasting value for clients and drive focused innovation to seed next generation businesses in the areas of artificial intelligence, immersive technologies, secure mobility, advanced engineering and customer-centric modern digital platforms. "We are uniquely qualified to partner with our clients and very proud to be able to advance critical missions," he says.
As far as the award itself, Barr says "we're proud that we continue to be seen as one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the industry and recognized for our contributions and thought leadership in the consulting space. This award truly reflects our firm's 100-plus years of passionate service, helping our clients tackle their toughest challenges and giving our employees unmatched opportunities to be themselves, be Booz Allen, and be empowered."
How would you describe morale at your firm?
Barr: Our employees take pride in working here, feel respected, and recognize that they provide value for clients and truly help further their missions. We continuously invest in our employees to ensure we remain an employer of choice in a highly competitive talent marketplace. It's a virtuous circle in which our employees know they are making a difference while growing their careers, which furthers their commitment to Booz Allen and makes them ambassadors for future talent. We've always recognized the importance of our people and culture, and we continue to build on that strong legacy as we support our employees to meet their full potential.
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