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We are delighted to be named in Great Place To Work’s 2026 UK Best Workplaces for Development list. At Berkeley, we take a personal approach to development, shaping both the roles our consultants take on and the training we provide to reflect each individual’s needs. A special thank you to our team for their valuable feedback, it’s fantastic to see our efforts in this space recognised.
Welcome to Yasmin Haynes, the newest member of our London team. Yasmin joins Berkeley after nine years at Accenture, where she specialised in leading data and technology projects across the utilities and energy sectors. During her time there, she wore many hats - working alongside her clients to establish new teams and ways of working, deliver new technologies and harness the power of data and AI to achieve business objectives and goals. Alongside her client work, Yasmin was actively involved in Accenture’s Health & Wellbeing and Inclusion & Diversity initiatives, as well as their UK Committee and Graduate Analyst leadership team. She is looking forward to bringing her experience to new clients and industries whilst contributing to the Berkeley community. If you’d like to learn more about careers at Berkeley, visit https://bit.ly/4mjYrLX
We were thrilled to host a panel of senior leaders who provided fascinating insights and perspectives on this year’s International Women’s Day theme, ‘Give to Gain’. We heard how they have benefited from effective forms of support throughout their careers, the different ways they champion others - including the reminder that representing someone when they’re not in the room can be one of the kindest and most powerful acts - and their views on the metrics that signal meaningful change. It was a truly authentic, inspiring and motivational discussion that lasted long into the evening, so thank you to our panelists Ali Dyer, Emily Shepperd, Katy Cardwell, Merel van den Boomen and Ruth Ovens. And thank you to everyone who joined us and made it a fantastic event!
Welcome to the newest members of our Berkeley team, Tate Crenshaw who joins us in New York and Abbie Jefferson who joins us in London! Tate is joining Berkeley after six years in Accenture Song's Design and Digital Products practice where he focused on CX design, product management and product operating model transformation. He has worked across telecom, wealth management, streaming and pharmaceuticals with his most recent work leading implementation of Gen AI use cases across M&A, Finance and HR business functions. Abbie joins after nine years in consulting, leaving PwC's Workforce practice where she focused on large-scale workforce and technology transformation. She worked primarily with legal and professional services clients to implement new technologies, supporting business case development and design, through to go-live. Her experience includes leading multiple workstreams, managing global teams, redesigning end-to-end processes and managing the nuances of operating model redesign alongside technology change. Both Abbie and Tate look forward to leveraging their experience to help Berkeley’s clients tackle challenges and achieve their goals.
The Berkeley Partnership team was thrilled to attend the Great Place To Work Awards, where we were recognised as the highest ranking mid sized management consultancy. We placed 17th out of 100 organisations in our category - a fantastic result that reflects the ongoing commitment we’re making as a firm to further strengthen our culture and employee experience. Congratulations to all the organisations recognised this year.
As part of our commitment to supporting women-owned businesses, the Women@Berkeley Network chose Darjeeling Express, founded by Asma Khan and led by an all-female team of chefs, as the venue for our International Women’s Day celebration in London. It was truly inspiring to hear from Asma herself, who shared her story of overcoming adversity to establish her business and her mission to champion women. Thank you to our partner sponsors Nicola Fage, Jenna Goldstein, and Sameera Simjee for hosting such a wonderful event, allowing our women to celebrate together and connect.
Welcome to Lalita Hemmadi, the newest member of our London team. Lalita is joining us from PwC, where she spent the last nine years working primarily on large-scale workforce and HR transformations. She has worked with clients across a range of sectors, supporting them through the full transformation lifecycle from developing the strategy and case for change through to implementation, with a focus on lasting change adoption. Lalita is experienced in operating model design, process optimisation, technology implementation and change management. She is looking forward to applying her existing skills to a broader range of client challenges at Berkeley. If you’d like to learn more about careers at Berkeley, visit https://bit.ly/3Omf5hg
Our AI strategy and transformation services have achieved their first award, winning recognition in the Financial Times annual special report on the UK’s leading management consultants. We have also been recognised again for digital transformation, an area where we continue to see high demand from clients for trusted expertise. Our other category awards this year include: Consumer & Retail Sector; Financial Institutions & Services; Public & Social Sector; Financial Compliance; IT – Implementation, IT – Strategy; and Operations, Procurement & Supply Chain. A special thank you to our clients for their generous feedback and continued trust. Your partnership enables us to deliver high impact, enterprise level transformation, especially in areas as complex and fastmoving as AI and digital innovation. And thank you to our Berkeley team for consistently bringing drive, expertise and care to every engagement. Read more: https://bit.ly/4aaXDn8
We were thrilled to host so many women at our Senior Women in Transformation Consulting event with Tarka Talent. The panel shared honest reflections on career decisions, balance, mentoring and overcoming challenges like imposter syndrome. Thank you to everyone who joined and helped create such an energising, open conversation.
In our recent Great Place to Work survey, 100% of our people said they were made to feel welcome upon joining. This month, we’re proud to extend that same warm welcome to John Austin and Alex Harrison, the newest members of our Berkeley team. John joins Berkeley after 9 years with Deloitte Consulting. At Deloitte, he worked primarily with telecommunications, media and entertainment clients to design and deliver enterprise-wide operating models and global tech-enabled transformations. John is hugely excited to leverage his experience and skills to help Berkeley’s clients achieve their goals. Alex joins Berkeley after 11 years in EY’s Business Consulting practice. During his time at EY, Alex specialised in large-scale finance transformations, primarily within the media and entertainment sector. His experience spans delivering enterprise-wide technology implementations across global functions, designing and restructuring operating models, and supporting clients in defining forward-looking finance strategies. Alex looks forward to bringing this experience to Berkeley and applying it across a broad range of client challenges. If you’d like to learn more about careers at Berkeley, visit https://bit.ly/4pPzsjZ
