As a consultant, companies will look to you for answers: you need to recognize opportunities and hazards that others have missed, and convince company leaders that your solutions are the right ones. In the Consulting Academy, you’ll learn about the wide variety of opportunities available to prospective consultants. You’ll take part in company visits and networking opportunities with Kelley alumni at top consulting firms, and you’ll prove yourself through real-world consulting projects.
Consulting Academy
Academy Director and Career Coach

J. Scott Laughner recently joined Kelley as a faculty member and director of the Consulting Academy. He brings over 30 years of consulting experience as a senior managing director at Accenture, where he was based in their Chicago, Atlanta, London, San Francisco, and Indianapolis offices. Scott worked on engagements with Global 2000 companies early in his career and spent the second half of his career leading some of Accenture’s business segments. His client delivery and internal leadership positions give him a unique blend of expertise across strategy, operations, consulting, and systems integration. Prior to working at Accenture, he received his BA in industrial engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.


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