Andrew Thomas Kearney became part of James O. McKinsey's firm, McKinsey & Company, three years after it was founded in 1926.[2] Kearney was McKinsey's first partner and head of its first office in Chicago. At the time, McKinsey & Company was one of the few firms that were focused on management consulting for top level executives rather than specialized consulting in areas such as accounting or law.
In 1937, McKinsey died unexpectedly at the age of 48 due to pneumonia. While the company continued to operate as before, Kearney and the remaining partners disagreed over how to run the firm. This led to a split in the company in 1939, which resulted in Kearney taking the Chicago office and renaming it "McKinsey, AT Kearney & Company".[3] In 1947, Kearney sold his rights to the name "McKinsey" to Marvin Bower, and renamed his firm AT Kearney & Company.[4] In 1961, Kearney retired and James Phelan became the managing partner of the firm. Kearney died on January 11, 1962.
According to Kearney: "Our success as consultants will depend upon the essential rightness of the advice we give and our capacity for convincing those in authority that it is good."
Referencesedit
^Thomas, Helen; Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson; Stefan Stern (3 June 2010). "Booz and AT Kearney in talks to combine". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^Yates, Ronald (6 May 1995). "Eds Offer Roils Chicago-based A.t. Kearney". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^Martin, Douglas (2003-01-24). "Marvin Bower, 99; Built McKinsey & Co". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
andrew, thomas, kearney, andrew, thomas, kearney, 1892, 1962, founder, kearney, world, oldest, management, consulting, firms, born, 1892, july, 1892brockway, pennsylvaniadiedjanuary, 1962, 1962, aged, passavant, memorial, hospital, chicago, illinoisresting, pl. Andrew Thomas Tom Kearney 1892 1962 was the founder of Kearney one of the world s oldest management consulting firms 1 Andrew Thomas KearneyBorn 1892 07 05 July 5 1892Brockway PennsylvaniaDiedJanuary 11 1962 1962 01 11 aged 69 Passavant Memorial Hospital Chicago IllinoisResting placeRosehill Cemetery Chicago IllinoisEducationPennsylvania State UniversityKnown forFounding KearneySpouseHarriet MohrParentsJames Griffith Kearney father Margaret Smith Kearney mother Biography editAndrew Thomas Kearney became part of James O McKinsey s firm McKinsey amp Company three years after it was founded in 1926 2 Kearney was McKinsey s first partner and head of its first office in Chicago At the time McKinsey amp Company was one of the few firms that were focused on management consulting for top level executives rather than specialized consulting in areas such as accounting or law In 1937 McKinsey died unexpectedly at the age of 48 due to pneumonia While the company continued to operate as before Kearney and the remaining partners disagreed over how to run the firm This led to a split in the company in 1939 which resulted in Kearney taking the Chicago office and renaming it McKinsey AT Kearney amp Company 3 In 1947 Kearney sold his rights to the name McKinsey to Marvin Bower and renamed his firm AT Kearney amp Company 4 In 1961 Kearney retired and James Phelan became the managing partner of the firm Kearney died on January 11 1962 According to Kearney Our success as consultants will depend upon the essential rightness of the advice we give and our capacity for convincing those in authority that it is good References edit Thomas Helen Andrew Edgecliffe Johnson Stefan Stern 3 June 2010 Booz and AT Kearney in talks to combine Financial Times Retrieved 22 December 2013 Yates Ronald 6 May 1995 Eds Offer Roils Chicago based A t Kearney Chicago Tribune Retrieved 22 December 2013 Martin Douglas 2003 01 24 Marvin Bower 99 Built McKinsey amp Co The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 The Kearney Story Kearney External links editAndrew Thomas Kearney at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Thomas Kearney amp oldid 1175495416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
