ABOUT US

Helping leaders create lasting impact.

Bradford & Co. Consulting USA was founded on the belief that organizations deserve practical, data-driven strategies that create measurable business outcomes.

OUR STORY

Built for executives who need answers, not slideware.

Bradford & Co. Consulting USA was founded by a small group of senior practitioners who had spent their careers inside large strategy firms and, separately, inside the organizations those firms advised. Both experiences shaped the same conclusion: the best strategy work is rigorous, direct, and built for implementation from day one — not a deliverable calibrated for the boardroom and disconnected from the operating reality that follows it.

That conviction shapes how we staff engagements, how we structure recommendations, and how we measure our own success. We work in small, senior teams. We commit to outcomes our clients can measure. And we stay engaged through implementation, because a strategy that never gets executed was never really a strategy.

Today, BC Consulting USA advises Fortune 500 companies, private equity sponsors, middle-market businesses, and government organizations across the country, supported by four practice offices and a growing team of specialists across strategy, technology, operations, and risk.

MISSION

Practical strategy, built to be executed.

We exist to help leaders make and implement the decisions that matter most — grounded in evidence, shaped by deep industry knowledge, and designed for the realities of their organization.

VISION

The advisor executives call first.

We aim to be the firm leaders trust with their most consequential decisions — known as much for the discipline of our thinking as for the results our clients achieve.

OUR VALUES

What guides every engagement.

01

Integrity

We give the honest answer, not the comfortable one.

02

Collaboration

We work as an extension of our clients' teams, not apart from them.

03

Excellence

We hold our own work to the same standard we ask of our clients.

04

Innovation

We bring new thinking to old problems, not the other way around.

05

Results

We measure ourselves on outcomes our clients can see and verify.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Senior practitioners, leading every engagement.

Bradford Ellis, Founder and Managing Partner

Bradford Ellis

Founder & Managing Partner

Founded BC Consulting USA after two decades advising Fortune 500 boards on corporate strategy and capital allocation.

Sarah Chen, Senior Partner

Sarah Chen

Senior Partner

Leads the firm's growth and customer strategy practice, with deep experience across retail and consumer sectors.

Michael Reynolds, Partner, Digital Transformation

Michael Reynolds

Partner, Digital Transformation

Leads technology modernization and automation engagements for manufacturing and technology clients nationally.

Emily Foster, Partner, Healthcare

Emily Foster

Partner, Healthcare

Advises health systems and payers on operational transformation and value-based care readiness.

David Ramirez, Partner, Operations

David Ramirez

Partner, Operations

Leads supply chain, energy, and operations engagements across manufacturing and infrastructure clients.

OUR TIMELINE

Milestones along the way.

2013

Bradford & Co. Consulting USA founded in New York, focused on corporate strategy engagements for middle-market clients.

2016

Opened our second practice office in Chicago and launched a dedicated Operations Excellence practice.

2019

Established the Private Equity and Financial Services practice, advising sponsors and portfolio companies nationally.

2021

Opened offices in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and launched our Data & AI Strategy practice.

2024

Surpassed 250 engagements delivered, with clients across all fifty states and the federal government.

2026

Continuing to grow our public sector and healthcare practices to meet rising demand for digital modernization.

CAREERS

Build your career alongside senior practitioners.

We hire small, senior teams and invest heavily in developing the next generation of consulting leadership.

Senior Associate, Strategy & Growth
New York, NY · Full-time
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Manager, Digital Transformation
Chicago, IL · Full-time
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Director, Data & AI Strategy
San Francisco, CA · Full-time
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Associate, Public Sector Practice
Washington, D.C. · Full-time
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