Cambridge Consultants

Cambridge Consultants is a global product development and technology consultancy firm providing outsourced research and development services.[1] It has been described as the third significant factor in the creation of Silicon Fen (after the invention of EDSAC and the discovery of DNA)[2] and as "The firm behind the future".[3]

Cambridge Consultants
TypePrivate
Founded1960 (1960)
HeadquartersCambridge, UK; Boston, MA, USA; Singapore; Tokyo
ServicesProduct Developers and Technology Consultants
Number of employees
900+
ParentCapgemini
Websitecambridgeconsultants.com

History

Cambridge Consultants was founded in 1960 by three Cambridge University graduates – Tim Eiloart, Rodney Dale, and David Southward – to "put the brains of Cambridge University at the disposal of the problems of British industry".[4]

Initially, the company was privately run. In 1971, it became part of Arthur D. Little (ADL), an American management consultancy firm.[5] In 2002, following ADL's process through Chapter 11, Cambridge Consultants management team acquired the company with the backing of Altran, a global innovation and engineering consulting firm.[6]

In 2020, Altran itself was acquired by Capgemini,[7] with Cambridge Consultants thus also coming under the ownership of the French consultancy conglomerate, under the "Capgemini Invent" umbrella.

Notable spin-outs

Cambridge Consultants has been described as the founder of the Cambridge Cluster[8] and has spun out more than $1bn companies including:

Innovations

Technology innovations include a drone delivery service.,[9][10] a suite of machine learning solutions,[11] fitness enhancing clothing,[12] and holographic radar[13]

References
  1. "About Us". Cambridge Consultants. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. They call it Silicon Fen. So what is the special draw of Cambridge? at theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. Cambridge Consultants: The Firm Behind The Future? at telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. About Us at cambridgeconsultants.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. Cambridge Consultants Ltd Overview at vault.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. Arthur D. Little Consulting Firm Auctioned Off at pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25. Cite uses generic title (help)
  8. Great Debt Owed to Cambridge Consultants at businessweekly.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. Need emergency medicine, better phone drone: Cambridge firm unveils new breakthrough at itv.com. Retrieved 9 Sep 2018.
  10. This intriguing drone concept drops packages straight into your hands at theverge.com. Retrieved 9 Sep 2018.
  11. AI researcher Monty Barlow teachers a computer to figure out American accents at techcrunch.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  12. Your next smart shirt will make you look like an extra from 'Tron' at engadget.com. Retrieved 9 Sep 2018.
  13. Holographic radar tracks 1,000 mph shells at cnet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

Further reading
  • Dale, Rodney (1979) From Ram Yard to Milton Hilton: A History of Cambridge Consultants Ltd, 1960–1979, 36 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge Consultants Ltd
  • Dale, Rodney (2010) From Ram Yard to Milton Hilton: Cambridge Consultants - the early years, 120 pp. Haddenham, Cambridgeshire: Fern House Publishing, ISBN 978-1-902702-24-7
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