Consultants Exit Big Firms to Pursue AI Safety and Governance Roles

Executive Briefing

• Reveals a growing exodus of consultants leaving major firms like BCG and McKinsey over AI ethics concerns
• Highlights discomfort among consultants with their firms' aggressive embrace and promotion of AI tools
• Shows former consultants are pivoting to AI safety, regulation, and oversight roles across government and nonprofits
• Notes clients increasingly demand consulting firms have 'skin in the game' on AI outcomes, not just advice