Arthur D. Little

Arthur D. Little
Company typeIncorporated partnership
IndustryManagement consulting
Founded1886; 138 years ago (1886)
FounderArthur Dehon Little
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium [1]
Number of locations
46 offices[2]
Key people
Ignacio Garcia Alves, Global CEO
ProductsManagement consulting services
Number of employees
1,500
Websitewww.adlittle.com

Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm originally headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1886 and formally incorporated in 1909[3] by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who extended the applications of cellulose acetate, especially its use as artificial silk. Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted professional services. The company played key roles in the development of business strategy, operations research, the word processor, the first synthetic penicillin, LexisNexis, SABRE, and NASDAQ. Today the company is a multinational management consulting firm operating as a partnership.

  1. ^ Arthur D. Little. "Arthur D. Little: Locations". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  2. ^ "Locations". Arthur D. Little. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Scatter Acorns That Oaks May Grow: An Arthur D. Little Exhibit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Institute Archives and Special Collections, 2009-08-25, archived from the original on 2017-03-12, retrieved 2010-03-18