Alumni by Federal Contractor
Federal Revenue Exposure ($M)
Career Level at Top 100
Top Metros (Top 100 Alumni)
Key Insights
- Consulting dominance: Deloitte + Accenture + EY + BCG + KPMG = ~58% of all matches
- 93% EMBA: Executive MBA graduates overwhelmingly dominate the federal contracting space
- Senior representation: ~24% hold executive-level titles (Partner, MD, VP, CTO)
- Chicago, not DC: Most alumni work in Chicago (commercial/advisory side), not Washington DC
- Growing trend: 2022-2023 cohorts have highest representation, suggesting increasing interest
Gaps & Opportunities
- No alumni at CACI, Peraton, ManTech, L3Harris, BAE Systems, SAIC
- Only 1 DC-based alumni at a Top 100 company — underrepresented in GovCon heartland
- Only 3 alumni at defense primes (Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop) vs. 41 at consulting
- SpaceX, Palantir, Blue Origin have zero Kellogg alumni in the network
- 23 alumni mention gov/military in bios — potential hidden connectors
| Rank | Company | Fed Revenue | Name | Title | Metro | Program | Year |
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Reference Client Alumni
Fit Score by Target Firm
Alumni Count by Target Firm
Matches by Archetype
Target Firm HQ Cities (Alumni Pool)
Key Insights
- 8 senior decision-makers (MDs, VPs, Directors) at target firms are Kellogg alumni
- Ankura is best-connected: 3 Managing Directors in the network
- Kevin Fattor at AArete (VP, Technology Delivery) maps directly to Techwish's delivery pod model
- Turnaround firms dominate alumni matches (7/13), validating highest-fit archetype thesis
- Chicago's 300-alumni pool is biggest untapped opportunity (Kearney, West Monroe, AArete, Huron, ZS)
- 100% EMBA — all matched alumni are experienced mid-to-senior professionals
Outreach Priorities
- Phase 1: Warm intros via Ankura MDs, AlixPartners Directors, FTI MD, AArete VP
- Phase 2: Chicago alumni network for Kearney (A), West Monroe (A-), AArete (A-)
- Phase 3: BCG Partner (suraj ramakrishnan) for ecosystem introductions
- 12 of 20 firms have zero alumni — use geographic proximity for cold-to-warm conversion
- 28 PE-focused alumni can drive referrals (PE firms engage turnaround consultants)
| Firm | Archetype | Fit | Priority | Name | Title | Metro | Program | Year |
| Firm | Name | Title | Metro | Program | Year | Status |
Source: Techwish Target Expansion Strategy Leveraging BCG and Alvarez & Marsal References
— 20 target firms scored on adjacency to BCG/A&M-style programs, execution intensity, and overlap with Techwish capabilities.