At Dakota, we’ve been raising capital since 2006, and have raised over $30 billion dollars over the last fourteen years. In that time we’ve also established Dakota Marketplace, a database of accounts and contacts built by fundraisers for fundraisers.
Marketplace is a compilation of fourteen years of research, and finding the right people to call on for our business. We think it can help you, too, and it helped inform this list.
In this article, we’re sharing Dakota’s list of top North American Alternative Consultant firms to call on, and while the list is by no means exhaustive (or in every instance the largest allocator), it is a great starting point for anyone marketing an alternative strategy.
The top 10 consultants to watch in 2021
1. Albourne
San Francisco, CA
AUA: $550,000,000,000
2. Mercer
Denver, CO
AUA: $15,000,000,000
3. Willis Towers Watson
New York, NY
AUA: $3,000,000,000,000
4. StepStone
Cleveland, OH
AUA: $296,000,000,000
5. Aon Hewitt/Townsend
Chicago, IL
AUA: $3,000,000,000,000
6. Callan Associates
San Francisco, CA
AUA: $2,000,000,000,000
7. Wilshire Associates
Los Angeles, CA
AUA: $996,000,000,000
8. NEPC
Boston, MA
AUA: $1,000,000,000,000
9. Aksia
New York, NY
AUA: $150,000,000,000
10. Cliffwater
Los Angeles, CA
AUA: $75,000,000,000
What to do next
Now that you have a better idea what some of the top Consultants are, you and your team can start the process of doing outreach, setting meetings, and making calls to the right people.
And, this is not a full list; there are even more Consultants to connect with within Dakota Marketplace.
