Founded by William Bain Jr in 1973 , Bain is a truly global consultancy with 60 offices across 37 different countries , working with clients from all industries and across multiple sectors including information technology , digital transformation and strategy , advanced analytics and sustainability . The consultancy has worked with 63 per cent of the Global 500 and prides itself in tackling today ’ s urgent challenges in education , racial equity , social justice , economic development and the environment . Its areas of expertise lie in semiconductors , hardware , software and IT services , with cross-sector competencies in cloud computing , IoT and cybersecurity .

McKinsey has been around since the 1920s , when it was founded by a University of Chicago professor , James O McKinsey . Today it spans more than 60 countries and employs more than 5,000 data scientists , engineers , developers , technology leads and cyber security experts among others . It also has a dedicated capability building academy and partners with some of the world ’ s leading technology companies . More than 40 per cent of the consultancy ’ s work includes McKinsey Digital , serving thousands of clients and completing hundreds of the technology transformations in just the last few years .

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