What P16 Partners does

P16 Partners is a boutique strategic consulting firm founded in 2014 by Aditi Goel and headquartered in Los Altos, California, operating with 1-10 employees. The firm provides strategic planning and advising, program design and management, research and writing, executive coaching, interim executive leadership, diversity and inclusion strategy, partnership development, and convening facilitation services. Its clients are mission-driven organizations—predominantly education-focused nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises—seeking additional strategic bandwidth, fresh perspectives, and cross-sector expertise.

The firm's offerings are entirely human-delivered professional services rather than a software or platform product. Engagements are structured as project-based, retainer, or hourly consulting arrangements, with custom scope defined per client. P16 Partners maintains no proprietary technology, no API surface, and no disclosed AI capabilities. Distribution is driven by founder-led thought leadership on LinkedIn, professional referrals from foundation partners, and the company website, with no third-party channel partnerships or paid acquisition infrastructure.

P16 Partners is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no disclosed institutional funding rounds. Revenue, customer counts, and pricing are not publicly disclosed. The business model relies on the personal brand and network of CEO Aditi Goel, whose multi-sector background—spanning Teach for America, WestEd, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and Google's Code Next—anchors the firm's reputation within the foundation- and education-nonprofit ecosystem.

Name

P16 Partners

Legal name

P16 Partners

Website

https://p16partners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

P16 Partners is a boutique strategic consulting firm founded in 2014 by Aditi Goel, providing strategic planning, program design, research, coaching, and advisory services to education-focused nonprofits, foundations, and mission-driven organizations across the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project Preparation Facilities & Technical Assistance Windows (BPADAOAI)

Keywords

• Strategic consulting services
• Nonprofit advisory services
• Program design and management
• Social impact consulting
• Executive coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Altos

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. Strategic Consulting Services: P16 Partners generates revenue through professional consulting engagements with mission-driven organizations. Services include strategic planning and advising, program design and management, research and writing, interim executive leadership, coaching, and other custom consulting services tailored to client needs. Revenue is earned through project-based fees, retainers, or hourly consulting arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

P16 Partners provides strategic consulting, program design, research, and advisory services for mission-driven and social impact organizations. Core offerings include Strategic Planning & Advising, Program Design & Management, and Research, Writing & General Support, complemented by coaching, interim executive leadership, diversity and inclusion strategies, partnership development, meeting facilitation, and people management consulting.

Product overview

P16 Partners is a strategic consulting firm for social impact that offers a unified suite of advisory services rather than a software product. The core offerings include Strategic Planning & Advising, Program Design & Management, and Research, Writing & General Support. Additional customizable services encompass Coaching, Interim Executive Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion Strategies, Corporate Social Responsibility and Fundraising, Partnership Development, Planning Convenings, and People Management. These services are designed to help mission-driven organizations accelerate their journey towards achieving their mission by working better and faster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Planning & Advising Strategic consulting service that helps mission-driven organizations identify and build goals through facilitated deep-dive discussions, design working roadmaps, and align mission, programs, and outcomes to organizational vision. Targeted at nonprofit executives, foundation leaders, and education organization CEOs.
• Program Design & Management Design of new programs and/or enhancement of existing programs, including stakeholder engagement, goal-setting, budget planning, and project management to ensure transparency and progress towards measurable impact. Aimed at nonprofit and mission-driven organizations seeking to build or improve programs.
• Research, Writing & General Support Provides landscape analyses, market research, framework creation, resource libraries, and editorial support for reports, papers, board materials, fundraising collateral, and publicly-shared information. Designed for nonprofits, foundations, and education organizations needing research and content support.
• Coaching Leadership coaching services to support executive and organizational development for nonprofit and mission-driven leaders.
• Interim Executive Leadership Temporary executive leadership services to support organizations during transitions, providing interim CEO or executive director capacity for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations.
• Diversity and Inclusion Strategies Consulting services to help organizations develop and implement diversity and inclusion strategies, leveraging the founder's prior experience leading Google's Diversity & Education team.
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Fundraising Services to help organizations develop corporate social responsibility programs and fundraising strategies, drawing on the founder's cross-sector corporate experience.
• Partnership Development Services to help organizations develop and manage strategic partnerships across the nonprofit, foundation, and education sectors.
• Planning Convenings and Facilitating Meetings Event planning and facilitation services for organizational convenings and meetings, including the Thrive Leaders Network gatherings and the National Women's Law Center Annual Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care Convening.
• People Management Human resources and people management consulting services for organizations seeking to strengthen their internal team and organizational practices.

Named customers25 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Stanford University Accelerator for LearningflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025P16 Partners founder Aditi Goel has been named 2025 Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at Stanford University's Equity in Learning Initiative. This fellowship promotes dialogue among practitioners, students, and faculty to advance equity in education, focusing on Tequity (technology and equity in education).
• Kresge FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023P16 Partners partners with The Kresge Foundation in collaboration with The Gates Foundation to facilitate the Thrive Leaders Network. This third-year partnership brings together 60+ national CEOs and Executive Directors for shared learning, executive coaching, and in-person gatherings. The goal is to create a thriving peer network that helps sustain nonprofit leaders while helping the philanthropic sector understand supports that sustain sector leadership.
• Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-funder and strategic partner with Kresge Foundation for the Thrive Leaders Network initiative. The partnership supports BIPOC education executives through peer networking, executive coaching, and leadership wellness programs.
• Catalyst:ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAditi Goel serves as Scenario Planning Advisor for the Catalyst:Exchange Resilience Hub, which has over $3.5M in initial commitments from foundations including OAK Foundation, American Student Assistance, and ECMC Foundation. The Resilience Hub provides grantees with tailored support in fundraising, scenario planning, program design, policy analysis, legal risk analysis, change management, communications, and leadership coaching.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Bridgespan Group: Bridgespan is the leading nonprofit and philanthropy strategy consulting firm, advising foundations, nonprofits, and social impact organizations on strategy, org design, and impact — directly overlapping with P16's mission-driven advisory work and foundation clientele.
• FSG: FSG is a social impact strategy consulting firm working with foundations and nonprofits on strategy, evaluation, and collective impact — a close functional analog to P16's strategy and program design services for mission-driven clients.
• Bellwether Education Partners: Bellwether is a national education-focused nonprofit that provides strategy, policy, and talent advisory services to education organizations and funders — directly comparable to P16's education-sector strategy and program design practice.
• Education Resource Strategies (ERS): ERS partners with school systems, foundations, and education leaders on strategy, resource allocation, and improvement — a direct peer in the K-12/postsecondary education strategy advisory niche P16 serves.
• Tyton Partners: Tyton Partners is an education-focused strategy consulting and investment banking firm advising education companies, nonprofits, and foundations — overlapping with P16 on strategy advisory for education organizations and funders.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company (Social Sector Practice): McKinsey's Social Sector and Education practices serve the same foundation and nonprofit clients as P16 but as part of a much broader management consulting portfolio, offering deeper bench and global reach on comparable engagements.
• Bain & Company (Social Impact Practice): Bain's Social Impact and Education practices compete for the same foundation-led strategy engagements as P16, offering broader consulting capabilities and larger delivery teams within a global consulting firm.

Emerging players

• Imaginable Futures: Imaginable Futures is a philanthropic initiative focused on learning and education equity, providing advisory and grantmaking support to education organizations — overlapping with P16's equity-in-education and foundation-facing advisory work.
• Results for America: Results for America is a social impact nonprofit focused on evidence-based policy and practice, partnering with funders and practitioners — comparable to P16's work supporting mission-driven organizations with strategy and program design.
• New Profit: New Profit is a venture philanthropy fund that provides capacity-building advisory and strategic support to social impact organizations — functionally similar to P16's coaching, strategy, and program design services for mission-driven clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/aditigoelp16partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

Frequently asked questions about P16 Partners