June 2026

New York, NY

The Top Consultants 2026

Since 2000, Consulting Magazine has identified the most influential practitioners in the consulting profession—those individuals having the biggest impact on their clients, their firms and the industry—and recognize them as a Top Consultant.

Formerly called The Top 25, being lauded as one of the year’s Top Consultants is a distinction few achieve and many covet. Year in and year out, our Top Consultants differentiate themselves by their ability to innovate, deliver the highest levels of client service and affect positive change for their peers, their firms, and the industry.

Top Consultant honorees exhibit those extraordinary traits that define the essence of what it means to be a "trusted advisor" and are worthy of being classified as the best in the industry.

Consulting magazine is proud to recognize those distinguished consultants who are making a profound impact across the entire profession and will celebrate them at an awards dinner on June 2026 in New York City.

 

Categories Include

Individual Excellence in:

  • Strategy & Transformation
  • Technology & Digital Consulting
  • Analytics & AI Innovation
  • Operational & Process Consulting
  • Talent & Workforce Transformation 
  • Pro Bono & Social Impact 
  • ESG & Sustainability
  • Thought Leadership & Intellectual Capital 
  • Industry-Specialization 
  • Cybersecurity & Risk Technology
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Data Ethics & Responsible AI
  • Lifetime Achievement

International Excellence in:

  • Global & Cross-Border Advisory
  • Asia-Pacific Advisory 
  • EMEA Advisory 
  • Latin America Advisory 
  • Emerging Market Advisory  
  • International Project Leadership