Industry specialties include aerospace and defense, automotive, chemicals, communications media and technology, consumer products and retail, financial institutions, healthcare, metals and mining, oil and gas, private equity, public sector, transportation, and infrastructure and utilities.

[11] For example, in 2023, they conducted an impact analysis of the first AAPI-entered Speaker Expo in North America that presented topics about culture, leadership, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

[20] The council also hosts and an annual CEO Retreat, whose attendees include academic, corporate, and government "thought leaders".

[25] In 2019, Kearney bought Cervello, a business analytics and data management consultancy which had offices in Boston, Dallas, New York, London and Bangalore.

[26][27] In November 2022, Kearney acquired Optano, a Germany-based software firm which worked on supply chain planning.

[31] The firm primarily operates in a generalist model, where consultants can be staffed on a variety of industry and functional projects.

[32] There is a fixed training curriculum beginning with an “experience week” to introduce staff to consulting and meet colleagues globally.

[33] In 2016 and 2017, the career review site Glassdoor ranked Kearney as the highest-paying company for employees in the United States.