As North Highland celebrates it’s
30th Anniversary, we revisit some
pivotal moments in our vast history.
Bob Bowman, Dave Peterson and Chuck Morn built North Highland with a vision to create a different kind of consulting firm
North Highland
is founded
APRIL
Dan leads the firm from 20 to a network of 3,500+ with 25 years at the firm
Dan Reardon accepts role as CEO
JANUARY
An alliance of consulting partners, with 3,500+ consultants across the globe
Cordence Worldwide is established
Consulting Magazine named North Highland on top firms to work for
Top 5 consulting firms to work for
Alex joins North Highland from a strong digital marketing and advertising background
Alex Bombeck joins North Highland
Offering Managed Services to clients
Delivery Consulting
practice launches
Helping clients from strategy through delivery
Strategy Offering is expanded
A focused program for our consultants to network, learn and grow their consulting skills early in their career
The Academy is launched
Recognized globally for thought leadership
quality by Source for Consulting
Top 5 consulting firms in thought leadership quality
Ranked among Consulting magazine’s 2019 “Best Firms to Work For” list, again
Named a 2019 best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine
JANUARY
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) brought to the forefront of the firm’s strategic focus with an AVP in I&D role apppointed
Enhances Focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy
August
Recognized as one of the 12 most significant providers in customer experience consulting practices
Recognized by Forrester
For Customer Experience
December
Featured on Forbes ‘America’s Best Management Consulting Firms List’ for 2021
Recognized as ‘America’s Best’ 2021
Recognized as a 2021 UK Leading Management Consultant by Financial Times
Recognized as a 2021 UK Leading Management Consultant by Financial Times
Made strong debuton the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s assessment of LGBTQ workplace equality
Named To Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index
Named as one of seven representative vendors for the digital strategy use case
Featured on the Gartner®
2021 Market Guide For Digital
JANUARY
JANUARY
FEbruary
MARCH
MAY
AUGUST
Expands firm’s breadth and depth of strategy and supply chain expertise
Acquires
Logisitpoint Consulting
Alex starts as CEO whilst Dan Reardon takes role on the Executive Board
Alex Bombeck takes over as CEO
JANUARY
BARBARA RAY FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
OCTOBER
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) brought to the forefront of the firm’s strategic focus with an AVP in I&D role apppointed.
Enhances focus on inclusion
and diversity strategy
October
After 17 years at the firm, Barbara Ray is promoted to President.
Recognized as a 2022 UK Leading Management Consultant by Financial Times, placing in 6 categories
PLACED AS A 2022 UK LEADING MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT BY FINANCIAL TIMES
JANUARY
Included in Forrester’s Now Tech: Customer
Experience Strategy Consulting Practices, Q1 2022
RECOGNIZED IN FORRESTER NOW TECH
REPORT FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
February
Recognized as a market leader in ALM’s Pacesetter
Research (APR) on Employee Well-Being for 2022-2023
NAMED AS A MARKET LEADER IN ALM PACESETTER RESEARCH ON EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING
February
Recognized with the Workplace Equality Index’s Silver Employer Award from Stonewall, for its commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace
HONORED WITH SILVER EMPLOYER AWARD IN STONEWALL’S WORKPLACE EQUALITY INDEX
MARCH
Acquires Decooda, a Forrester-recognized data insights tool, enabling clients to prioritize change and transformation efforts more quickly
ACQUIRES DECOODA, FORRESTER RECOGNIZED INSIGHTS TOO
MARCH
OUR
STORY
JUNE
Pacesetter
ALM Law.com Compass
Largest Management Consulting Firm
Philadelphia Business Journal
MAY
JANUARY
America’s Best Management Consultant Firms
Forbes
JANUARY
Major Player in Worldwide People and Organizational Consulting Services 2022–2023 and Worldwide Employee Experience Consulting Services 2022–2023 Reports
IDC
JANUARY
Recognized in 6 categories in UK Leading Management Consultants List
Financial Times
JANUARY
Top Organizational Change Management Provider in Organizational Change Management Landscape Report
Forrester
JULY
Supply Chain Strategy and Expertise in Gartner Market Guide for Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Operations Consulting Report
Gartner
NOVEMBER
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