Concur

What Concur does

CONCUR, Inc. is a private professional services firm headquartered in Berkeley, California, specializing in environmental conflict resolution. The firm has been operating since 1987 and was incorporated in 1996. It delivers facilitation, mediation, and consensus-building services for complex environmental and natural resource disputes, drawing on more than three decades of project experience that includes 100+ major engagements across 16 nations. Its work centers on multi-stakeholder processes involving government agencies, ports, scientific institutions, and conservation organizations, with named clients including NOAA, the California Coastal Commission, the Port of Oakland, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Core offerings revolve around neutral third-party process design and execution: convening stakeholders, structuring negotiation frameworks, mediating technical and policy disagreements, and drafting consensus outcomes for environmental and natural resource conflicts. The firm's underlying capability is applied environmental science, policy analysis, and dispute-resolution methodology rather than proprietary software or technology products. Engagement scope is project-based, with deliverables including mediated agreements, advisory reports, and structured public participation processes. With a 1–10 person headcount, the firm operates as a boutique consultancy relying on the senior experience of its principal practitioners — notably Managing Principal Scott McCreary, who holds a PhD from MIT — and on a network of senior collaborators rather than a scaled delivery workforce.

CONCUR's business model is project-based professional services. Revenue mechanics are tied to engagement scope, duration, and complexity rather than subscription or product licensing, and customer segments are concentrated among public agencies, scientific institutions, and major infrastructure stakeholders. Pricing per engagement is consistent with senior-billable professional services norms for complex multi-stakeholder mandates, though no contract values or pricing tiers are publicly disclosed.

Name

Concur

Legal name

CONCUR, Inc.

Website

https://concurinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CONCUR, Inc. is a Berkeley, California-based boutique professional services firm specializing in facilitation, mediation, and consensus-building for environmental and natural resource disputes, serving public agencies, scientific institutions, ports, and conservation stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conflict Resolution Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) & Clean Energy Standards Compliance (EUAMANAF)

Keywords

• Environmental conflict resolution
• Facilitation and mediation services
• Environmental policy analysis
• Joint fact finding
• Stakeholder negotiation training

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements for environmental policy analysis, facilitation, strategic planning, and dispute resolution services provided to government agencies, businesses, and NGOs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CONCUR is a professional services firm that helps government agencies, communities, businesses, and citizen organizations engage in collaborative problem solving and craft robust solutions to complex environmental and public policy disputes involving natural resources and infrastructure. Its core offering is agreement-focused facilitation and mediation, supported by environmental policy analysis, joint fact-finding/scientific review, situation assessment, strategic planning, and workshop facilitation, with a distinct professional training program delivered through two annual open-enrollment courses and customized private programs.

Product overview

CONCUR Inc. is an environmental conflict resolution firm offering professional services as a single integrated consultancy rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is agreement-focused facilitation and mediation for environmental and public policy disputes, supported by specialized services including Environmental Policy Analysis, Scientific Review/Joint Fact Finding, Situation Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Workshop Facilitation. Professional Training is a distinct product offering annual open-enrollment courses (Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements and Facilitating and Mediating Effective Environmental Agreements) as well as customized private training programs. The company operates primarily in the U.S. with international work spanning 16 nations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 major projects completed since founding
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and ongoing.

• NOAA National Marine Fisheries ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing facilitation partnership for multiple Take Reduction Teams (Harbor Porpoise, Atlantic Large Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Pelagic Longline, False Killer Whale, Pacific Offshore Cetacean). CONCUR facilitates consensus among fishermen, conservationists, researchers, and government agencies to reduce marine mammal bycatch in commercial fisheries.
• California Coastal CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly selected with Poseidon Water to design and facilitate an independent feasibility analysis of subsurface intake alternatives for a proposed desalination facility. CONCUR facilitated the Independent Scientific Technical Advisory Panel (ISTAP) process.
• Poseidon WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with California Coastal Commission to facilitate independent feasibility analysis for Huntington Beach desalination project.
• Scripps Institution of OceanographyongoingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual customized course 'Negotiating and Facilitating Effective Environmental Agreements' for students of the Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation.
• New Zealand Environment CourtongoingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing training and keynote engagements including mediation training for Court Commissioners and presentations at the New Zealand Planning Institute Annual Conference.
• Consensus Building InstituteongoingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior Affiliate Bennett Brooks serves as Senior Mediator with the Consensus Building Institute. Partnership enables collaboration on fisheries, oceans, water resources, food systems, and climate change adaptation initiatives.
• Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for American Samoa Ocean Planning Stakeholder Engagement Support Project, managed by Udall Foundation's U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
• Port of OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned and facilitated the Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan (MAQIP) process, working with Port interests, industry leaders, West Oakland business, and community stakeholders.
• State of Washington, City of Seattle, King CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitated collaborative process for Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement, helping build consensus for the deep-bore tunnel alternative that resolved a years-long impasse.
• Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictongoingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple engagements including the Water Resources Protection Collaborative bringing together 15 cities, county, water district, and environmental NGOs.
• Audubon Nature Institute G.U.L.F.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitated Audubon Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.) Highly Migratory Species Stakeholder Workshop for Deepwater Horizon Ocean Fish Restoration Project.
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitated deliberation of Multi-Stakeholder Group to inform revisions of Seafood Watch standards program for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.
• US Institute for Environmental Conflict ResolutionongoingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBennett Brooks is a member of the USIECR's Roster of Mediators. CONCUR works with USIECR on various projects.
• Association of Conflict Resolution (ACR)ongoingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONCUR Principal Scott McCreary teams with ACR-EPP to offer Joint Fact-Finding courses at ACR Environmental Planning and Policy conferences.
• CORAL (Coral Reef Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeamed with CORAL to facilitate the Meso American Reef Tourism Initiative (MARTI) strategic planning meeting with representatives from Belize, Honduras, Mexico, and the US.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• CDR Associates: Boulder, CO-based dispute resolution firm founded by Peter Adler providing mediation and facilitation on environmental, energy, natural resource, and land-use disputes. Competes with CONCUR for the same federal, state, and NGO policy mediation engagements.
• Meridian Institute: Alexandria, VA-based nonprofit founded in 1997 that provides neutral facilitation, mediation, and consultation on environmental, natural resource, and energy policy disputes. Closely comparable in service mix, methodology, and federal/state government client base to CONCUR.
• The Keystone Center: Keystone, CO-based nonprofit that convenes stakeholders to address environmental, energy, natural resource, and science-policy issues through facilitation, mediation, and policy dialogue. Comparable practice scope and federal/state/NGO client mix to CONCUR.
• RESOLVE: Washington, DC-based nonprofit founded in 1977 that builds partnerships and resolves environmental, natural resource, and public-policy disputes through mediation, negotiation, and collaborative problem solving. Directly competes for federal environmental dispute engagements and shares NOAA, EPA, and NGO clientele.
• Kearns & West: San Francisco-based collaboration and facilitation firm that runs stakeholder engagement, public involvement, and mediation processes for infrastructure, land use, and environmental projects. Direct competitor in California-based infrastructure and land-use facilitation work where CONCUR also operates.
• Triangle Associates: Seattle-based facilitation firm providing mediation, public involvement, and stakeholder engagement services on natural resource, environmental, and infrastructure projects across the U.S. West Coast. Direct operational overlap with CONCUR's West Coast infrastructure work.
• US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: Tucson, AZ-based federally funded national center providing environmental collaboration and conflict resolution services, including a Roster of Mediators that includes CONCUR Senior Affiliate Bennett Brooks. Functions as both a peer and a partner channel for federal environmental conflict work.
• Consensus Building Institute: Cambridge, MA-based nonprofit founded in 1993 that designs and facilitates collaborative processes on environmental, natural resource, and public-policy disputes. Operates in the exact same niche as CONCUR with a larger staff and broader international reach. Bennett Brooks of CONCUR serves as a Senior Mediator at CBI, evidencing direct operational overlap.

Emerging players

• ecoAmerica: Washington, DC-based nonprofit that builds institutional partnerships and engagement programs on climate and sustainability. Adjacent in climate-policy audience building, with partial overlap in federal/state government climate stakeholder work that CONCUR also services.

Others

• International Association for Public Participation (IAP2): Global professional association that sets standards and provides training/certification for public participation practitioners including environmental dispute facilitation. Functionally adjacent — CONCUR trains professionals in IAP2-adjacent methodologies, and IAP2-certified practitioners are part of CONCUR's competitive set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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