# L.E.K. Consulting

> L.E.K. Consulting is an independent global strategy consultancy that helps executives, investors and public-sector leaders make high-consequence decisions. Founded in London in 1983, the partnership is best known for rigorous commercial due diligence, growth strategy, life sciences and healthcare work, and a practical style that carries a recommendation from analysis into value creation, pricing, digital transformation, operations and post-merger integration.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** James Lawrence (Co-founder), Iain Evans (Co-founder), Richard Koch (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** More than 2,300 professionals globally; LinkedIn listed 4,221 associated employees in August 2026.
- **Products:** Corporate and growth strategy, M&A and private equity advisory, Organization and performance, Digital, AI and data, Marketing, sales and pricing
- **Notable:** Built a global partnership from a 1983 London founding to more than 2,300 professionals across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific., Expanded its partner ranks by more than 50 during Clay Heskett's first four-year term as Global Managing Partner, according to the firm., Earned a place among Seramount's 2025 100 Best Companies.

## Products & services

- **Corporate and growth strategy** — Business-unit and corporate strategy, market entry, growth planning, shareholder value management, and new-product strategy.
- **M&A and private equity advisory** — Commercial and operational due diligence, target identification, vendor support, synergy assessment, carve-outs, and portfolio value enhancement.
- **Organization and performance** — Operating-model design, transformation, cost optimization, working capital, commercial excellence, procurement, and performance management.
- **Digital, AI and data** — Digital maturity, AI strategy and use cases, data strategy, analytics, solution deployment, digital operating models, and new digital businesses.
- **Marketing, sales and pricing** — Brand and channel strategy, customer segmentation, go-to-market design, loyalty, sales-force effectiveness, and pricing and revenue optimization.
- **Sustainability advisory** — ESG and net-zero strategy, sustainability-led growth, transaction support, roadmaps, and metrics and reporting programs.
- **Major capital projects advisory** — Strategy, economics, risk, supply chain, productivity, and program support for major transport, industrial, energy, and technology projects.

## Achievements

- Built a global partnership from a 1983 London founding to more than 2,300 professionals across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
- Expanded its partner ranks by more than 50 during Clay Heskett's first four-year term as Global Managing Partner, according to the firm.
- Earned a place among Seramount's 2025 100 Best Companies.
- Displayed top consulting-workplace recognition from Vault and Management Consulted for 2026 on its careers site.
- Developed Edge Strategy as a registered growth-strategy framework and published the associated book through Harvard Business Review Press.
- Maintains an active collaboration with the World Economic Forum on health, energy and other cross-sector research.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published research based on 1,800 U.S. premium leisure travelers, identifying five distinct value segments for travel brands.
- **2026-05** — Added Koya Tsukiji as a Tokyo-based partner to strengthen life sciences, digital innovation and M&A-led transformation work in Asia-Pacific.
- **2026-04** — Reported that 70% of surveyed financial-planning firms expected AI not to affect headcount during the year.
- **2026-01** — Promoted seven leaders to partner across operations, industrials and other practices.
- **2026-01** — Backed ANDHealth research designed to quantify the impact of Australia's digital-health sector.
- **2025-10** — Partners reelected Clay Heskett as Global Managing Partner for a second four-year term.
- **2025-06** — Announced a significant expansion of its global Financial Services practice.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lek.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lekconsulting
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LEK_Consulting
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LEKConsultingllc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatlek
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lekconsulting

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Last updated: 2026-08-14