About Group W

Group W is an analysis, modeling and research company that partners with leaders in government, commercial, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. These decision-makers face tough problems. They need to understand complex issues and evaluate alternative approaches. They want workable, effective solutions that will have real impact on policies and actions.

Group W is designed to help these people find the right answers to their complex questions. The right answer is analytically sound, not a pre-ordained conclusion or the product of an opaque process. The right answer is defensible and able to withstand intense, informed scrutiny. The right answer is actionable, enabling meaningful progress towards a worthy goal.

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"We believe that all aspects of our corporation should be extensions of our values. If we are successful living day-to-day in accordance with our values, we believe that we will be more likely to be successful in our business and personal ventures and that we will always have the high ground in difficult situations. It is always difficult to live up to our values and we are far from perfect, but at the very least we are well intentioned and unflinching in confronting our shortcomings.

Sadly, many corporations establish the objective of making their actions consonant with their values but few actually achieve it. The litany of ways to go astray on this path is too long to be recited here. Further, a deep examination of those failures is not all that helpful in avoiding the same fate. If the lessons were easy to learn and implement, everyone would do it. A lateral solution is required.

At Group W, we approach the objective of making our actions consonant with our values by embracing a different corporate culture than most of our competitors. Our differences are founded upon our experiences, observations and considered judgment. While based upon sound principles, some of our culture appears to be unlike business practices elsewhere and this can be disorienting at times."

- Group W Corporate Culture Overview

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Group W was founded in 2004 by five people with a passion for getting it right. Their long experience in analysis, modeling and research fostered a firm belief that the right answer is best found by exceptional people working in an unconventional culture. They set out to build a meritocracy, peopled by critical thinkers, led in a transparent manner, and able to succeed through the excellence of its insights. To ensure its long-term viability, they established a broadly employee-owned company. In 2010 Group W became a 100% employee-owned ESOP.

Group W continues to attract like-minded people. Our employees are inspired by the vision of an organization where exceptional people, partnering with visionary clients and working in an environment that values truth, passion, intellect, and skill, can find the right answers to the world's complex questions.

The Group W name is a reference to Arlo Guthrie's song, "Alice's Restaurant".

In the song, Arlo encounters a series of authority figures who make pointless, illogical decisions. While superficially about the Vietnam War and the draft, Guthrie explained in a 2009 interview that it was more of an anti-stupidity song than an anti-war song.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

Arlo Guthrie

Many of us have found that the inflexibility and constraints of traditional organizations too often impede progress and are counterproductive to the best interests of employees, clients and the organization as a whole. The Group W name reminds us that the way things are usually done might not always lead to the right answer.

Group W holds numerous prime contract vehicles including GSA Governmentwide Multiple Award Contracts (MACs), Agencywide MACs, and Agencywide Single Award Contracts.

• GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)
• GSA OASIS Small Business (SB) Pool 3
• Seaport-NxG
• USAF Synthetic Theater Operations Research Model (STORM)
• SBIR Phase III: Campaign Analytic Tool Overhaul (CATO)
• USMC Research and Innovative Technical Analysis (RITA) 3.0 

Group W is a company of exceptional people working together with visionary clients. We are always on the lookout for new colleagues with the following traits:

• Client focus
• Leadership
• Drive and passion
• Practical problem-solving
• Multi-dimensional thinking
• Professional expertise
• Intellectual resilience
• Persistence and tenacity
• Self-correcting humility
• Organizational awareness
• Alignment with our culture and values

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Group W is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Group W is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, status as a covered veteran, or other similarly protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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