Boxley Group

What Boxley Group does

Boxley Group is a Houston, Texas-based management consulting firm founded in 2009 by Ketil Been and Mike Whittaker. The firm is organized around three integrated service lines: Business Advisory (operations, finance and accounting, HR, technology/innovation, supply chain, and compliance), Energy Advisory (upstream, midstream, downstream, utilities, oilfield services, and renewables), and Talent (permanent placement, contract talent, retained search, and AI-enabled targeted search). Underpinning the practice are two proprietary methodologies — "Process by the Numbers" and the PPTD (People, Process, Technology, Data) Diamond framework — through which senior subject-matter experts conduct in-depth assessments of client processes, people, tasks, desktops, applications, and systems, typically delivering recommendations within weeks. The firm is explicitly software-agnostic, positioning itself as vendor-neutral in technology selection and implementation work.

The company generates revenue through professional services fees tied to individually scoped consulting engagements, with multi-year contract cadence and a stated commitment to deliver outcomes materially exceeding fees. Go-to-market is senior partner-led and relationship-driven, combining direct enterprise outreach, referrals, and inbound inquiries via the company website; geographic reach spans 25+ countries from the single Houston headquarters, with no physical international offices disclosed. The customer base of 150+ clients is concentrated primarily in energy (oil & gas), private equity, EPC, manufacturing, and healthcare, and includes named enterprise logos such as Chevron, Bristow Group, Nalco, Group 1 Automotive, GetixHealth, Viridis Chemical, and a global super major oil and gas company. AI is used narrowly in the Talent practice's targeted search workflow for candidate identification and evaluation; the firm's core intellectual property remains its consulting methodology stack rather than its technology stack.

Name

Boxley Group

Legal name

Boxley Group LLC

Website

https://boxleygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boxley Group is a Houston-based management consulting firm founded in 2009, providing business advisory, energy advisory, and talent acquisition services to enterprise and mid-market clients across oil and gas, healthcare, EPC, manufacturing, and other sectors in 25+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services (541614), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Outsourced Finance & CFO Services (BPAHABAE)

Keywords

• Business transformation consulting
• Energy advisory services
• Management consulting
• Talent acquisition
• Process improvement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Business Advisory Consulting: Professional services revenue from business transformation consulting engagements covering operations, finance and accounting, HR, technology/innovation, supply chain, and compliance. Engagements are typically project-based with fees tied to scope and complexity.
2. Energy Advisory Consulting: Professional services revenue from consulting engagements across the energy value chain — upstream, midstream, downstream, utilities, oilfield services, and renewables — leveraging deep operational expertise in oil and gas.
3. Talent & Staffing Placement: Revenue from permanent placement, contract/contingent labor, retained search, and targeted search engagements. Includes both professional and skilled contract talent for short- and long-term assignments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boxley Group is a business management consultancy delivering three core service lines: Business Advisory (operations, finance and accounting, HR, technology/innovation/data & analytics, procurement and supply chain), Energy Advisory (upstream, midstream, downstream, utilities, oilfield services, renewables), and Talent (permanent placement, contract talent, retained search, and AI-enabled targeted search). The firm applies proprietary "Process by the Numbers" and PPTD Diamond methodologies across engagements for enterprise and mid-market clients in 25+ countries.

Product overview

Boxley Group is a single-firm consulting practice (established 2009, headquartered in Houston, Texas) organized around three core service lines that work together as an integrated portfolio: Business Advisory, Energy Advisory, and Talent. These are underpinned by a proprietary methodology stack — 'Process by the Numbers' (process analysis) and the PPTD (People, Process, Technology, and Data) Assessment framework — that Boxley applies across engagements. The Business Advisory line delivers functional services in finance & accounting, HR, technology & innovation, supply chain, compliance & internal audit, and acquisitions/divestitures. Energy Advisory layers energy-domain expertise (upstream, midstream, downstream, utilities, oilfield services, renewables) onto the same consulting methods. The Talent line offers permanent placement, contract talent, retained search, and targeted search (the latter employing cutting-edge AI tools for candidate evaluation). All three service lines feed off Boxley's 'How We Do It' methodology (process, people, technology, and data) so that business advisory and energy advisory engagements can be paired with talent acquisition support as a unified offering rather than separate products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Advisory Consulting practice applying proprietary methodology to help clients manage change, improve process efficiency, and achieve business goals. Covers operations, finance and accounting, HR and organizational capability, technology/innovation/data and analytics, and procurement and supply chain. Targeted at enterprise and mid-market clients across energy, healthcare, manufacturing, EPC, and other industries.
• Energy Advisory Specialized consulting practice combining consulting experience with operational knowledge across the complete energy value chain — upstream, midstream, downstream, utilities, oilfield services, and renewables. Targeted at energy-sector enterprise and mid-market clients seeking operational and transformational advisory.
• Talent Staffing and talent acquisition practice identifying, screening, and hiring consultants and full-time employees from entry-level to C-suite. Includes Permanent Placement, Contract Talent, Retained Search, and Targeted Search (which uses cutting-edge AI tools for candidate evaluation). Targeted at organizations across all sectors needing talent acquisition support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Closing calendar improved from 15-day average close to 5-day close for a Public Construction Company
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major client; recognized partner relationship, client / recognized business partner, historical affiliation of founder, historical affiliation of co-founder and historical affiliation of partner.

• Chevronmajor client; recognized partner relationshipOthersChevron is a client of Boxley Group's consulting services. Chevron's Clear Leader Award (yearly award for outstanding leadership at Chevron, usually internal) was given to Boxley Group consultants, indicating a sustained consulting engagement and high-trust partner relationship.
• Nalcoclient / recognized business partnerOthersNalco is a client of Boxley Group's consulting services. Nalco's "Pass It On" Award (yearly award for outstanding team performance as a business partner) was given to Boxley Group, indicating a recognized business partner relationship.
• Frontline Group (Norway)historical affiliation of founderOthersFounder Ketil Been served as Managing Director for Frontline Group in Norway and later as Regional Manager for Europe prior to founding Boxley Group in 2009. This represents prior professional affiliation rather than an active partnership.
• Accenturehistorical affiliation of co-founderOthersCo-founder Mike Whittaker was a senior manager with Accenture's Global Energy and Trading & Risk practices prior to forming Boxley Group. This represents prior professional affiliation rather than an active partnership.
• Sungard Energy Systemshistorical affiliation of co-founderOthersCo-founder Mike Whittaker was a senior manager with Sungard Energy Systems prior to forming Boxley Group. This represents prior professional affiliation rather than an active partnership.
• Sirius Solutions, LLLPhistorical affiliation of partnerOthersPartner Paula Rhinehart spent 14 years at Sirius Solutions, LLLP in consultancy, advisory, and as Managing Director over Energy & Technology prior to joining Boxley Group. Represents prior professional affiliation.
• Plains All American Pipeline L.P.historical affiliation of partnerOthersPartner Paula Rhinehart worked for 10 years at Plains All American Pipeline L.P. over their Revenue & Regulatory team prior to Sirius Solutions. Represents prior professional affiliation.
• UNOCALhistorical affiliation of partnerOthersPartner Paula Rhinehart's upstream experience included working for UNOCAL and several independent operating companies prior to joining Boxley Group. Represents prior professional affiliation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Consulting: Big 4 advisory practice offering operations transformation, HR, finance, and technology consulting. Overlaps with Boxley's full PPTD stack but operates at materially larger scale and scope.
• Accenture: Global professional services leader covering strategy, consulting, technology, and operations across all verticals including energy. Founder Mike Whittaker's prior employer; comparable in energy advisory scope but vastly larger and broader.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy and management consulting firm with deep energy and industrials practice and operational improvement offerings. Comparable to Boxley in performance-improvement methodology, much larger in scale.

Direct peers

• Slalom: Mid-market-focused management and technology consulting firm delivering business transformation, with strong energy and industrial vertical presence. Closely comparable in scale, GTM motion, and cross-functional advisory (operations, technology, data) versus Boxley Group.
• Resources Connection (RGP): Project-based consulting and talent solutions firm delivering finance, accounting, and operational consulting alongside on-demand talent placement. Closely mirrors Boxley's combined advisory + talent/staffing model.
• CrossCountry Consulting: Boutique advisory focused on finance, accounting, and operations transformation for PE-backed and enterprise clients. Highly comparable to Boxley's Business Advisory line in functional scope and CFO-level buyer profile.
• Huron Consulting Group: Public consulting firm providing operational, financial, and technology advisory across healthcare, energy, and industrials. Comparable to Boxley in cross-functional transformation delivery and mid-market enterprise client base.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm specializing in operational and financial advisory, performance improvement, and turnaround work. Comparable to Boxley in energy vertical depth and operations/finance transformation offerings.
• West Monroe: Boutique business and technology consultancy serving mid-market and enterprise clients across energy, healthcare, and financial services. Comparable to Boxley in size, vertical specialization, and process/technology transformation focus.
• Sirius Solutions: Houston-based energy consulting firm specializing in oil & gas accounting, regulatory, and technology advisory. Highly comparable to Boxley given founding partner Paula Rhinehart's prior tenure as Sirius Managing Director over Energy & Technology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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