We were founded on a simple but powerful idea: that a consulting firm could focus simultaneously on the success of its clients and the personal growth of its people. Since 1991, Clarkston has partnered with global life sciences, consumer products, and retail companies to advance their most complex priorities. We offer the full spectrum of strategy, operations, implementation, and people consulting — and we bring deep industry expertise to every engagement. With U.S. offices and consultants across the country, plus a global delivery arm in Pune, India, we're built to move at the speed of client needs.

At Clarkston, we don't hire employees — we hire stewards. Stewardship means genuine care for our clients, a commitment to improving our firm, and a dedication to self-development and wellbeing. Our people are client advocates, continuous learners, community contributors, and firm builders all at once. That culture — what we call the Clarkston Culture — is what drives our 97% average client satisfaction rate sustained over more than two decades, and what has earned us recognition from Forbes, Consulting Magazine, and peers across the industry year after year.

We partner with businesses to enhance strategic decision-making, improve operational efficiency, implement new technologies, and promote business growth and market diversification. Our practice areas span strategy and innovation, sales and marketing, supply chain, quality and compliance, IT and digital, data and analytics, and people and change. Whether guiding a pharma company through clinical operations, helping a retailer reimagine its eCommerce strategy, or transforming a consumer goods company's supply chain with AI-driven planning, we bring industry-specific expertise to every engagement.

We aim to be the most effective and highly sought-after integrator of business solutions for our core clients — promoting business growth and market diversification, while providing a rewarding and stimulating environment for our stewards. We believe the success of our clients and the growth of our people are inseparable goals, and we build our firm accordingly.

Client Advocacy — we act in the best interest of clients, striving to improve value and profitable growth. Stewardship — we take genuine ownership of outcomes, not just deliverables. Diversity & Inclusion — a core value since our founding; we leverage our differences as assets for innovative solutions. Continuous Learning — we actively develop skills in ourselves and others. Community Investment — we give back to the communities where we live and work. Firm Building — we contribute to Clarkston's long-term success beyond any single engagement.

Three things set us apart: deep vertical focus, a human-centered approach to change, and a culture of stewardship that translates to lasting client outcomes. We specialize exclusively in life sciences, consumer products, and retail — so we understand your regulatory landscape, your supply chain dynamics, and your competitive pressures before we walk in the door. Our consultants are practitioners, not generalists. And with a 97% average client satisfaction rate over 21+ years — and nine consecutive appearances on Forbes' America's Best Management Consulting Firms list — the results speak for themselves.

Community investment is a core steward responsibility at Clarkston. We open our firm's experience and resources to support project-based pro bono consulting for community-based non-profit organizations and small businesses that are minority-owned, women-owned, or aligned with our industry verticals. We also partner with organizations like Girls Who Code as part of our broader commitment to building a more equitable future in the communities around us.

Diversity has been a core value at Clarkston since our founding. In 2023 we announced a formal set of 10-year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion goals — including representative firm and partner group composition by 2032 — developed in partnership with our Diversity Council and senior leaders. We foster an inclusive environment that embraces the unique contributions of all our stewards, and we equip our people with fundamental knowledge and training on DE+I. We also offer IDEAs Seminars: empathy-driven workshops that help client organizations build more inclusive workplaces and turn awareness into action.