Type: Public
On the web: http://www.executiveboard.com
Employees: 1,879
Employee growth: 7.9%

Don't fear the competition; learn from them. So says The Corporate Executive Board Company (CEB), a provider of business research and analysis services to more than 5,300 companies worldwide. Its 50-plus program areas cover "best practices" in such areas as finance, human resources, information technology, operations, and sales and marketing. Unlike consulting firms, which engage with one client at a time, CEB operates on a membership-based business model. Members subscribe to one or more of the company's programs and participate in the research and analysis, thus sharing expertise with others. Besides reports on best practices, CEB offers seminars, customized research briefs, and decision-support tools.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $438.9M
One year growth: (0.9%)
Net income: $40.4M
Income growth: (11.5%)

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Thomas L. (Tom) Monahan III
CFO: Richard S. Lindahl
Media and Public Relations, New Delhi: Shailaja Venkat Iyer

Competitors:
Booz Allen
Boston Consulting
McKinsey & Company

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