Clarkston Highlighted on Forbes’ 2025 List of Top Consulting Firms

Despite geopolitical unrest, economic turbulence and a rush of technological advancements impacting business in all sectors over the past several years, the management consulting industry has steadily grown in market size—and shows no signs of slowing in 2025. A recent report from the Business Research Company estimates that this year, the global management consulting market will reach more than $1.07 trillion (up from more than $1.02 trillion in 2024), and by 2029, that number is projected to reach upwards of $1.33 trillion. In the United States alone, the market size of management consulting businesses is more than $404 billion, according to a report from IBISWorld. But with an estimated 955,000 consulting firms in the U.S., company executives seeking strategic help may be overwhelmed by the options. To the rescue comes Forbes’ tenth-anniversary list of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

The annual ratings are based on two surveys conducted by market research company Statista from mid-November 2024 to mid-January 2025: a peer-to-peer survey of more than 1,200 partners and executives at management consulting firms; and a survey of more than 1,150 clients who had worked with management consulting firms in the past four years. Both groups evaluated consulting firms within their areas of knowledge in 33 possible categories consisting of 16 different industries (including IT, insurance, energy and environment) and 17 different functional areas (including artificial intelligence, finance and risk management, and supply chain management).