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Our Story
In this complex global economy, where change accelerates at incredible velocity, a traditional consulting model simply won’t suffice. With a global team of subject matter experts and seasoned advisors with hard-earned industry knowledge, Ankura is primed for this very moment, and for the future. Nimble, agile, and fluid, we are at the same time grounded in a proven, practical approach we call collaborative lateral thinking.
Collaborative Lateral Thinking That DeliversTM
The Ankura method is designed to apply expertise, provide clarity, and go beyond the obvious. Bringing our team of experts and advisors together in a collaborative model is how we quickly adapt, innovate, create new models, shift paradigms, develop game-changing ideas, and deliver results. Integrating seamlessly across our firm, we bring every applicable resource to each challenge – supercharging our ability to Protect, Create, and Recover ValueTM for our clients.
Experts in motion. Advisors in action. Keeping you ahead.
Where industries, disciplines, technologies, and trends intersect and when transformational moments and events overlap – Ankura is there. By analyzing data and trends, navigating events, and delivering expert support, we provide a strategic anchor for our clients when they need it the most. Our team of cross-industry, cross-disciplinary advisors and experts is right there with you – listening, learning, and charting your next steps to deliver the solutions, services, and results you need.
For the opportunity. For the future. For the challenge.
We are a culture immersed in the now and always prepared for what comes next. It starts by attracting and retaining the best talent – seasoned experts and advisors with hard-earned, first-hand industry experience – and then encouraging our people to think big, go beyond the obvious, and find innovative solutions by working together. Collaboration is infused in our DNA.
We define success at Ankura in one word: Value.
Value for our clients is our currency, our mantra, our driving force. Every solution, every service, every offering we provide is built to deliver value.
Our Values
At Ankura, we live by our core values. We put others first. We leverage the collective. We learn every day. We make it happen. We do the right thing.
Put Others First
Treat everyone with civility and respect; help our teams, our firm, our clients, and our communities to be their best.
Leverage the Collective
Collaborate fully, combining diverse expertise and perspectives for greater results.
Learn Every Day
Continuously learn and seek better ways of doing things.
Make It Happen
Do what you say you are going to do, and do it well; follow-up and follow-through.
Do the Right Thing
Speak the truth and do what is right, even when it's difficult.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Diverse experiences are among our most valuable assets, and the inclusion of every voice is the foundation for achieving even greater results.
We take pride in providing a platform for every voice to be heard and appreciated. At Ankura, each professional is encouraged to be themselves, and we’re proud to provide inclusive benefits, commit to supplier diversity, and foster an environment where individual differences are valued and respected.
Professionals at Ankura work side-by-side as local and global citizens to celebrate diversity, create an inclusive work environment, and give back to our communities. VOICE, Ankura’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Council, draws members from each of its offices worldwide, promotes opportunities for professionals to match their interests with their local communities’ greatest needs.
In the Community
At Ankura, we empower our professionals to give back to the communities in which they live and work. The Ankura in the Community initiative is a way for our employees across the globe to band together to volunteer their time, fundraise for great causes, offer pro bono services, and provide nonprofit leadership.
Working Together to Effect Change
Ankura employees across the globe came together to raise funds for those facing food insecurity. One organization that Ankura supported is World Central Kitchen and its mission to provide thousands of meals each day.
Providing Nonprofit Leadership
Many of Ankura’s leaders volunteer their time and expertise to serve on the boards of nonprofits in their communities. Linda MacDonald, Senior Managing Director in Ankura’s New York office, serves on the board of RVNAhealth, an organization that provides health care and wellness services. Linda plays a significant role in providing governance expertise to ensure the advancement and sustainability of RVNAhealth for the long term.
Supporting our Veterans
Giving thanks to those that serve. Each year, Ankura’s employees across the United States participate in Veterans Day activities to write letters of appreciation to servicepersons and to assemble paracord bracelets that could be used in the field for a number of survival needs.
Riding to Support Cancer Research
Ankura employees have raised thousands of dollars to help support rare cancer research. Cycle for Survival has become a fun annual event to raise money for a great cause.
Costumes for Kids
Ankura supports Only Make Believe in their work to create and perform interactive theatre for children in hospitals, care facilities and special education programs. Ankura employees have come together to collaborate in creating fun costumes to be used in OMB performances.
Shifting the Power
Ankura has developed a deep partnership with Her Justice and has participated with the organization in many ways including volunteering, fundraising and board leadership. Her Justice stands with women living in poverty and helps to provide free legal counsel to achieve safety and self-sufficiency.
