Kearney, Inc.

Kearney, Inc. is a global management consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with origins tracing back to 1926. The firm's core business is to serve as trusted advisors to the world's leading organizations, helping clients achieve immediate impact and sustained advantage on their most critical issues. Kearney aims to drive high-impact strategic transformations by leveraging technology and addressing complex challenges efficiently.

Kearney offers a wide array of consulting services, including strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain management, digital transformation, operations, procurement, analytics, innovation, marketing, sales, and sustainability. The firm is particularly renowned for its deep expertise in operations, procurement, and strategic sourcing. Kearney serves a diverse range of market segments, including aerospace and defense, automotive, chemicals, communications, media and technology, consumer products and retail, financial institutions, oil and gas, healthcare, private equity, transportation, and the public sector.

Operating as a privately held, partner-owned firm, Kearney became independent in 2006 following a management buyout from Electronic Data Systems (EDS). In January 2020, the firm rebranded from A.T. Kearney to simply Kearney. Led by Chairman and Managing Partner Alex Liu, Kearney has expanded its capabilities through strategic acquisitions, including Cervello (business analytics) in 2019, Optano (supply chain planning software) in 2022, and Project Partners (SAP transformation) in January 2025. With over 60 offices in more than 40 countries and 5,300+ employees, Kearney reported an annual revenue of approximately $1.6 billion in 2022. The firm's Global Business Policy Council is recognized as a leading private-sector think tank. Recent insights from Kearney include analyses on AI reshaping innovation and product discovery (March 2026) and an executive outlook for 2026 (February 2026).