Rounds Consulting Group

What Rounds Consulting Group does

Rounds Consulting Group (RCG) is a privately-held economic and public policy consulting firm founded in 2015 and headquartered at 4450 S. Rural Rd., Suite C-220, Tempe, Arizona. The firm delivers six integrated service lines: economic consulting, economic impact modeling, financial and tax forecasting, public policy analysis, data collection and market studies, and litigation and communications support. Its technical core is econometric modeling, including proprietary forecasting models and IMPLAN input-output multipliers used to simulate job, labor-income, economic-output, and tax-revenue effects of policy choices, infrastructure investments, business relocations, and events.

RCG serves city, county, and state government agencies, major U.S. universities (Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Grand Canyon University), enterprises (Airbnb, BNSF Railway, Lucid Motors, Salt River Project, APS), chambers of commerce, and non-profits. Public-sector clients include the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, Arizona Commerce Authority, Arizona Department of Transportation, and the City of Phoenix. The firm's day-to-day work is led by a six-person team of economists and policy analysts: President and CEO Jim Rounds (former Senior Economist/Senior Budget Analyst at the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee), Senior Vice President and COO Luis Cordova (formerly of Elliott D. Pollack & Company), Senior Economist Luke Rounds, Economist Bennett Hansen, Economic Analyst Lexie Frazier, and Intern Anastasia Lobo.

Commercially, RCG operates on project-based, sales-led consulting engagements rather than SaaS or product licensing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are negotiated bilaterally with decision-makers across Arizona's public and private sectors. The firm invests in thought-leadership distribution through an internal research-and-reports library, weekly media appearances by the President across regional television, radio, and print, and an economics explainer video series distributed via YouTube, LinkedIn, X, and Facebook. No outside institutional capital, subsidiaries, M&A activity, patents, trademarks, or regulatory actions are recorded in the available data.

Name

Rounds Consulting Group

Legal name

Rounds Consulting Group Inc.

Website

https://roundsconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rounds Consulting Group is a privately-held economic and public policy consulting firm based in Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 2015, it serves Arizona and other U.S. state and local government agencies, universities, enterprises, and non-profits with economic impact modeling, forecasting, policy analysis, market studies, and litigation support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic and Public Policy Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Economic consulting services
• Public policy advisory
• Economic impact analysis
• Revenue forecasting services
• Market and feasibility studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Tempe

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Economic Consulting Services: Expert advising and analysis to businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and other entities on various economic development topics and public policy matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rounds Consulting Group is a management consulting firm that provides expert advising and analysis to government agencies, businesses, non-profits, and other entities. The firm specializes in economic development, data collection and analysis, impact and market studies, fiscal planning, revenue forecasting, public policy design and implementation, and litigation support.

Product overview

Rounds Consulting Group is a premier economic consulting firm offering a suite of professional services. The firm provides six integrated consulting service lines: Economic Consulting (expert advising on economic development topics), Economic Impact Modeling (advanced statistical modeling for impact analysis), Forecasting Services (financial and economic trend prediction), Public Policy Analysis (policy evaluation for government and organizations), Data Collection & Market Studies (research using demographic and socio-economic data), and Litigation & Communications Support (support for legal and communications needs). These services work together to help clients make informed decisions related to economic development, public policy, finance, real estate, community planning, and market trends.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Economic Consulting
• Economic Impact Modeling Economic impact analyses using advanced mathematical and statistical models, including IMPLAN multipliers for input-output modeling, to simulate the job, labor income, economic output, and tax revenue impact of different scenarios and predict the impact of policy decisions, business locations/relocations, events, and infrastructure improvements.
• Forecasting Services Financial and economic forecasting services that blend expert knowledge with sophisticated forecasting models to predict future financial and economic trends, facilitating informed government budgeting, investment decisions, and community planning.
• Public Policy Analysis Policy analysis services that help policymakers, governments, and organizations evaluate policy options based on criteria such as effectiveness, cost, feasibility, and efficiency, advocating for changes that promote growth and benefit society.
• Data Collection & Market Studies Research, data collection, and market studies using demographic, real estate, financial, and socio-economic data to identify market trends, patterns, and insights to determine whether demand for a project or activity exists.
• Litigation & Communications Support Litigation and communications support for campaigns, non-profits, private companies, government entities, and individuals, helping communicate and promote propositions, positions, and legal opinions through testimony and report writing.

Quantifiable outcome

• $664.8 million economic output generated by University of Arizona Center for Innovation (2021-2023) per RCG analysis
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Elliott D. Pollack & Company: Arizona-based economic and real estate consulting firm founded by Elliott D. Pollack; RCG's COO Luis Cordova is a former Economist there. Most directly comparable peer by geography, service mix (economic impact, forecasting, public policy), and customer base.
• Camoin Associates: National economic development and impact consulting firm serving municipalities, counties, and states with economic impact analyses, fiscal planning, and strategic plans. Comparable in offering (impact modeling, market studies, policy support) and target buyer profile.
• TIP Strategies: Economic development strategy consultancy producing target industry analyses, strategic plans, and economic impact studies for cities, regions, and states. Overlaps with RCG's economic development and data-driven market study work.
• ECONorthwest: Economics and planning consultancy focused on public policy, land use, and economic analysis for public agencies and private clients. Closely comparable on the public-policy/forecasting/impact analysis axis.
• Beacon Economics: Economic and public policy research and consulting firm providing forecasting, impact analysis, and policy evaluation to government and private-sector clients. Direct overlap in forecasting and policy advisory.
• HR&A Advisors: National economic development, real estate, and policy advisory firm providing economic impact analyses and strategic planning for public-sector and enterprise clients. Comparable in impact modeling and policy advisory scope.
• BAE Urban Economics: Specialist consultancy in real estate and economic development economics, providing fiscal and economic impact analyses for municipalities and developers. Closely comparable on impact modeling and market studies.
• Anderson Economic Group: Economic consulting firm offering impact studies, public policy analysis, and forecasting for governments, businesses, and non-profits. Direct comparable on the consulting service mix and target customer types.
• Fourth Economy: Economic development consulting firm supporting regions, communities, and organizations with strategic plans, impact studies, and data-driven analysis. Comparable boutique economic development consultancy profile.

Broad incumbents

• Moody's Analytics: Large-scale provider of economic forecasting, scenario modeling, and public-sector analytics. Overlaps with RCG's forecasting and economic impact work as part of a much broader portfolio, and represents the scale ceiling that a boutique like RCG competes against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/roundsconsult
• Facebookfacebook.com/roundsconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rounds-consulting-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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