Harvard Griffin GSAS Consulting Club:
Volunteer Consulting Group
The Harvard Griffin GSAS Volunteer Consulting Group (HGVCG) combines the enthusiasm and analytical skills of HGCC’s community of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and career professionals to bring solutions and ideas to organizations in the Greater Boston area.
The VCG serves two purposes: 1) to provide pro bono consulting to real-world clients and 2) to expose graduate, post-doctoral, and career professionals to an intense and hands-on experience in management consulting.
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Founded in 2008, the VCG has worked with a range of organizations, from start-ups to established organizations, from non-profit to private. VCG’s past clients include the Global Deeds Foundation, Settlements and Solutions, Beacon VP, TalentCastr, Massachusetts Department of Education, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and Venture Cafe Foundation.
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In addition to VCG, clients can engage with the HGCC community via the Harvard / MIT Case Competition, a 2-week Summer event harnessing the analytical horsepower of graduate students and researchers from Harvard and MIT and providing wide-ranging insights and analyses.
Join the Consulting Team
We have 8-week engagements twice a year during the Fall & Spring semesters. Engagements are announced over the HGCC mailing list, so please keep an eye out for emails from us.
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Join the newsletter here.
Become a Client
If you are interested in finding out more about how we could collaborate with you, please contact us.
We may request that you fill out a form. The information provided on the Project Application Form will help us understand your organization, project, and expectations. An HGVCG Principal will then contact you to determine project viability and discuss the goals and scope of your project.
Current: Fall 2025 Engagement
HGVCG is accepting applications until August 29th, 2025 at 11:59 PM for our upcoming engagement, which will run from September 28 to November 21. We are seeking 6–8 Harvard- or MIT-affiliated graduate students or postdocs who are enthusiastic about gaining hands-on consulting experience, sharpening their business communication skills, and joining a strong network of HGVCG alumni working at firms such as McKinsey, BCG, Bain, LEK, ClearView Healthcare Partners, and Health Advances.
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