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Booz, Allen & Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton
Public
Traded as BAH
Industry Management consulting
Government contractor
Founded 1914; 103 years ago (1914)
Founder Edwin G. Booz
James L. Allen
Carl L. Hamilton
Headquarters Tysons Corner, Virginia, U.S.
Key people
Horacio D. Rozanski, President & Chief Executive Officer
John Michael McConnell, Vice Chairman
Services Management and Technology Consulting
Revenue Increase US$5.48 billion (2014)
Increase US$239.955 million (FY 2012)
Number of employees
22,000 (2014)
Website www.boozallen.com

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (/ˈbz ˈælən ˈhæməltən/, informally: Booz Allen) is an American management consulting firm headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, in Greater Washington, D.C., with 80 other offices around the globe.

After graduating from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1914, Edwin G. Booz developed the business theory that companies would be more successful if they could call on someone outside their own organizations for expert, impartial advice. This theory developed into a new profession — management consulting — and the firm that would bear his name.

According to the company, "In 1940, the firm was hired to help the United States Secretary of the Navy with World War II preparations. Since then, Booz Allen has had a hand in several notable private and public engagements throughout its years, such as advising on the breakup of Ma Bell and helping organize the National Football League in the 1960s."

The firm has gone through several name changes in its 100 years of existence. These include: Edwin G. Booz, Business Engineering Service; Edwin G. Booz Surveys; Edwin G. Booz and Fry Surveys; Booz, Fry, Allen & Hamilton; Booz, Allen & Hamilton; and finally Booz Allen Hamilton.


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