Booz Allen History

Building on our legacy as a trusted partner for defense, national security, and civil space missions, we play an integral role in launching the U.S. Space Force. 

Protecting vehicles on the road in real time, we develop the auto industry's first-of-its-kind cybersecurity information sharing and analysis center. 

Booz Allen goes public with a $238 million offering under the ticker symbol BAH.

Booz Allen creates the blueprint for the Department of Homeland Security, anticipating the nation's future needs. 

Booz Allen supports the design and launch of Unity, the first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station.  

Booz Allen contributes to the design of the Hubble Space Telescope. 

Booz Allen’s Keith Oliver develops the concept of supply chain management while working with Dutch electronics giant Philips.

We partner with the EPA to lead one of the most ambitious toxic waste cleanup projects of the 20th century.

Booz Allen helps the United States win the race to the moon, providing a technical strategy for Apollo 11's command module Columbia. 

Booz Allen helps engineer the merger between the NFL and AFL. 

We establish a presence in Hawaii, helping Kamehameha Schools to develop a future strategy. Decades later our strategy is still in use.

Booz Allen develops the PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) process. PERT becomes the basis for all future program management software. 

We create Booz Allen Applied Research (BAARINC). Focusing on technical consulting and government contracting, BAARINC foreshadows modern Booz Allen. 

Booz Allen opens a Washington, DC, office to serve primarily U.S. federal government clients.  

Drawing on our heritage of people-centered solutions, James Allen publishes one of the first articles on human capital, a company’s most valuable asset.

The U.S. Navy hires Booz Allen, beginning our long relationship. We assist the Navy during World War II, empowering the Navy to double in size.

Carl Hamilton writes Booz Allen’s original code of ethics, among the first of any U.S. company. Its 10 principles shape our core values today. 

James Allen coins the phrase “management consulting,” helping pioneer the field.  

James Allen joins the company. Major clients at the time include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Montgomery Ward, and the Chicago Tribune. 

Fusing management theory with the nascent field of psychology, Edwin Booz founds The Business Research Service—what would become Booz Allen.