Brown Consulting Club
Providing students with the skills and opportunities to
lead and thrive professionally
Our mission
The mission of Brown Consulting Club is to be a fully student-run organization that:
Prepares students for careers in consulting through real projects
Club members will have the opportunity to work on semester-long consulting projects with real companies to learn about the field and what it means to be a consultant. These concrete experiences will help students understand the field and hone their skills.
Meaningfully grows companies and addresses their research needs
A primary goal is the Brown Consulting Club is to have a meaningful impact on companies by providing extremely high-quality consulting work and helping to answer difficult questions.
Genuinely values increasing accessibility to the consulting industry
BCC was founded to provide resources and opportunities to students interested in consulting. BCC constantly strives to improve equity and inclusion both in BCC as well as the consulting industry. We value differences in student backgrounds and perspectives; when every member is empowered, we're able to critically solve challenges to create meaningful impact.
Is pre-professional and acts as a liaison between students and the field of consulting
In addition to holding education sessions that teach students how to prepare for case and behavioral interviews, the Brown Consulting Club will bring consulting firms on campus for networking events and case competitions to will help students and members gain access to the firms as well as connect firms to a pool of students who are interested and experienced in the field of consulting.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, & inclusion
Management consulting, an industry that is known for its high earnings potential and unique professional and cultural prestige, has historically been a mechanism for those with privilege to maintain their societal status. Inaccessible application processes, recruiting exclusively within “prestigious” schools, and a broader lack of representation in the industry mean that people from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds often face prohibitively high barriers to entering the industry. Selective consulting groups at prestigious universities — a category that BCC squarely falls into — run a high risk of exacerbating this problem by providing opportunities for the white, wealthy, and otherwise privileged at the expense of people from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.
As a pre-professional student organization, BCC strives to make consulting — both in our own club and in the industry at large — as barrier-free as possible. BCC and its Equity & Inclusion Committee actively work to further the inclusion of traditionally underrepresented groups by creating and distributing educational resources, partnering with identity groups on campus, working with identity-focused nonprofits, providing experiential opportunities to the larger student body, and eliminating accessibility barriers in our own recruitment process. We are committed to not only growing and bettering ourselves, but also to listening and amplifying the voices of marginalized communities, both in and outside of the club.
We would like to encourage the rest of the Brown community to join our continual commitment to enacting positive change in Providence and any other space we might find ourselves in by learning and supporting organizations doing the work, including the following:
Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE)
“BRYTE works one-on-one with refugee youth grades K-12 in the home. We support the self-empowerment of refugee youth through providing academic tutoring and mentoring, as well as fostering community among students who share experiences of settlement in the United States.”
“YouthPride RI is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of youth and young adults impacted by sexual orientation and gender identity/expression while working to end the homophobic and transphobic environments in which they live, work and play.”
Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE)
“HOPE is a Brown student-run organization and a part of the Swearer Center for Public Service that serves the community in Providence and Rhode Island by addressing the structural issues surrounding homelessness and poverty.”
Rhode Island Coalition of Black Women (RICBW)
“Our mission is to cultivate, enrich, and empower Black women as advocates for the viability, equality, and equity of the Black community in the areas of employment, education, health, and economic development. As a sisterhood of diversely talented women, we are committed to enriching our communities through volunteerism, advocacy, and activism.”
“EduLeaders of Color Rhode Island is a people-centered initiative focused on education, working at the intersection of all fields to unite, support and empower people of color.”
“UnidosUS is the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization that seeks to elevate the voice of Latinos, and defend and advance this community’s concerns.”
“We are a small and growing network of women of color from across Rhode Island. We are on a journey to create a space where we can build foundations for deep solidarity across differences, strengthen community connections, and create change in our lives and communities.”
“Amor RI is an alliance of community based grassroots organizations mobilizing at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and immigration status to prevent, to respond to, and to end state violence against our community.”
Become a client
We’ll provide your company with top-notch consulting completely free of charge and tailored to your company and your mission. Our members are all carefully selected through a rigorous application process, including a written statement, case study, and interview. Below are some of the services we offer:
Innovative Solutions
We evaluate innovative market trends, conduct thorough primary research, and ideate creative product offerings and market unique entry strategies
Growth Strategy
We help companies and organizations grow — however that growth is defined — by evaluating growth verticals and assessing market opportunities
Gen Z & Consumer Insights
We facilitate Gen Z focus groups and conduct extensive surveys to understand consumer decision-making, preferences, trends, and lifestyle choices
Past client engagements
Reach out to Frank Chiu (si-un_chiu@brown.edu) and Jake Ourman (jake_ourman@brown.edu), our Projects Vice Presidents, for any inquiries, or
Annual Reports
BCC Annual Report 2022-2023.pdf2022-23
BCC Annual Report 2021-22.pdf2021-22
BCC Annual Report 2019-20 Extended.pdf2019-20
BCC Annual Report 2018-19.pdf2018-19
Become a consultant
As part of Brown Consulting Club, you’ll have opportunities to immerse yourself in real-world projects and gain hands-on experience in the field of consulting. You’ll also be a part of the BCC family and receive mentoring from upperclassment as well as premiere access to our network of recruiters and alumni to help prepare you for a career in consulting.
Become a sponsor
As a sponsor, you’ll receive access to the brightest young prospects in consulting, and the opportunity to make your company the face of consulting at Brown University in our annual case competition, Case@Brown.
Become a partner
Let us help your recruiting efforts at Brown! As a partner, we'll help you promote your info session and/or other recruiting events to students at Brown.
Questions?
Send us a message at brownconsultingclub@brown.edu.
BCC is dedicated to equity and inclusion. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Tomisola Ayeni (tomisola_ayeni@brown.edu), our DEI Chair.