The Duke Advanced Degree Consulting Club (DACC) brings together 100+ graduate students, post-docs, and medical students from over 24 programs at Duke to create interdisciplinary teams to solve real-world business problems for industry clients! Our members bring diverse skills ranging from biomedical engineering, statistical sciences, and computer science to business management and public policy, allowing us to craft unique and holistic solutions for any problem.

Our students go on to work at top-tier consulting firms such as The Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, L.E.K., IQVIA, ClearView, and Triangle Insights Group.

 

Our Services

Our Impact

What To Expect For Potential Clients?

1. Initial Contact

A member of our executive team reaches out to discuss your service request and helps draw a project outline according to your needs.

2. Form an Engagement Team

Consultants are chosen through a thorough application process and matched to projects based on expertise, skills, and interest. Teams typically consist of 3-5 consultants led by an engagement manager.

3. Create Deliverables

Team are provided a defined Statement of Work (SOW) outlining project aims. Consultants work over a period of 9-12 weeks to execute the requested services. Clients are updated at regular intervals regarding project progress.

4. Project Completion

Clients receive a consolidated final presentation synthesizing the work completed over the course of the engagement along with any supplementary materials created by the team.

Interested?

For Companies:

If your company would like to work with us, please apply here or contact our Co-President Ammara (ammara.aqeel@duke.edu) with a brief description of your company.

Projects typically start at the beginning of each semester. We’re always looking forward to establishing collaborations and contributing to boosting the business of startups nationally!

 

For Students:

The program runs twice a year, once in the Fall and once in the Spring:

• Fall Program: Consultant and client recruitment happens from late July to mid-September. Projects run from mid-September to late November.
• Spring Program: Recruitment occurs from late November to mid-January. Projects run from mid-January to early April.

For additional details, please checkout our FAQ page here! You can view Application and project dates here!

If you’re interested in joining us as a student consultant, please apply here: DACC Pro-Bono Consultant Application!

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