Doctoral Candidates
We seek candidates who have pursued doctoral studies in finance, economics, accounting, or marketing, and who will be graduating in the upcoming year. We also seek candidates who have graduated and have academic or relevant industry experience. Several members of our consulting team have come to the firm with prior academic experience, from junior faculty to emeritus tenured faculty, and have transitioned successfully into our business.
MBA Candidates
The ideal candidate will possess a strong academic background, an analytical orientation, excellent communication skills, and an interest in thinking creatively about complex economic and financial problems. Candidates also must have the ability and desire to take on increasing levels of managerial responsibility. Industry experience in finance, accounting, consulting, and other fields requiring sophisticated data analysis is also an asset.
Summer Associates
Cornerstone Research designed the summer associate program to mirror the experience of a first-year associate, including case assignments as well as formal training. As we do for all associates, we try our best to match summer associates with cases of interest to them. Many summer associates become associates at Cornerstone Research upon completing their graduate studies.
Candidate Profile
We seek candidates who have pursued doctoral studies in finance, economics, accounting, or marketing, and who will be graduating in the upcoming year. We also seek candidates who have graduated and have academic or relevant industry experience. Several members of our consulting team have come to the firm with prior academic experience, from junior faculty to emeritus tenured faculty, and have transitioned successfully into our business
Case Examples
Our consultants specialize in addressing the complex issues that arise in litigation and regulatory matters. We have included two case examples to illustrate the breadth and diversity of the analyses we perform.
About the Associate Role
“When I started as an associate, I was initially working on analyses with other team members. Over time, managing the whole team, taking on more of the client relationship responsibilities...ultimately taking on the whole responsibility for a case.”
“I wanted to work in consulting again...the constantly-changing nature of the work keeps things fresh. I really like the way Cornerstone Research has a team-oriented approach to things.”
