The 2025 Best Firms to Work For: BRG

CONSULTING SERVICE LINES: Economics, Disputes and Investigations; Corporate Finance; and Performance Improvement

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart—and gets you ahead. At BRG, our top-tier professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of proven real-world experience to economics, disputes and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges for organizations across the globe. Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world. At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen.

CMAG: What characteristics and elements would you attribute to your firm’s inclusion as a Best Firm to Work For?

We view any acknowledgment or accolade as a reflection of the general sentiments of our people and/or our clients. Our firm culture is entrepreneurial and collaborative, bolstered by high-caliber colleagues at every level of the organization. Our flat structure and integrated teams mean that every individual has a direct impact on client engagements from the beginning of their careers.

BRG’s people-centric business system creates an “ideal professional services firm” and attracts the best experts and staff, incentivizes them to create value for themselves and the firm and empowers them to succeed. In addition to client outcomes, we focus on purpose/commitment, intellectual achievement, personal connections, community impact and mentorship/stewardship.

CMAG: Are there any specific programs or initiatives that contributed to you being included as a Best Firm?

BRG’s people-centric business system creates an “ideal professional services firm” and attracts the best experts and staff, incentivizes them to create value for themselves and the firm and empowers them to succeed. In addition to client outcomes, we focus on purpose/commitment, intellectual achievement, personal connections, community impact and mentorship/stewardship.

CMAG: In describing your firm, what would you say sets it apart from other consulting firms?

It’s rare for an organization to successfully combine intelligence and insights with practical know-how. BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise, purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart. We call it Intelligence That Works. Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

CMAG: Where your workforce is concerned, what would you say your priorities look like for the upcoming year and beyond?

Our firm is growing across all of our practice and industry areas and across the world. Ensuring we continue to provide an unparalleled environment for professionals and leaders to build their careers and businesses is critical to our continued expansion and success. To continue to recruit and retain the best talent we will remain laser focused on ensuring our reward structure, learning and development opportunities, a diverse and talented workforce as well as our culture and values surpass expectations.

CMAG: What opportunities do you see as the most promising?

With growth forecast across all parts of the firm, an exciting focus is our expansion in Europe – and in antitrust and competition and international arbitration service lines especially. Also, the blend of progressive application and understanding of AI and other technological opportunities with the essential ingredient/balance of human expertise and understanding.

CMAG: What market forces do you see as the most challenging?

As an event-driven consulting firm, economic volatility and disruption creates the type of complexity which our clients depend on us to address. Balanced with our ‘non-distressed’ consultancy services, this means we are fortunately well-balanced in terms of our performance across economic cycles. The essence of what makes BRG successful is captured in our brand statement ‘intelligence that works’ and this has to apply to all forms of intelligence. We have experts who are at the forefront of developments in artificial intelligence ensuring that we embrace new possibilities within our own firm and are able to advise and support clients around the world on both the challenges and opportunities that AI and other innovations bring.

CMAG: What impact do you think Best Firm to Work For honors will have on your employees? The firm overall? Clients?

This honor acknowledges what sets us apart internally and we hope this recognition affirms our employees' pride in the company and celebrates our unique culture. Clients value firms that share their principles and invest in talented people. Awards like this showcase those qualities.