Booz Allen History

 

110 Years Young

Booz Allen celebrates 110 YEARS YOUNG, building on our legacy of transformation.  

2024

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2022

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Booz Allen Ventures Formed

We form Booz Allen Ventures, a $100M investment arm focused on developing dual-use technology solutions for our nation’s most critical missions.

2022

The Helix Goes Live

The Helix Center for Innovation opens, providing a tech-forward, collaborative, immersive space to catalyze breakthrough solutions for our clients.

The Social Equity Agenda

Through our Race and Social Equity Agenda, we assess our business practices and their impact on Black and Indigenous individuals and people of color. 

2020

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2019

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The Space Force Takes Off

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. 

The Booz Allen Foundation

We create the Booz Allen Foundation, dedicated to empowering human potential and driving wider social impact.  

2017

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2015

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Stewarding Healthcare.gov

Booz Allen assists the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with the implementation of Healthcare.gov. 

Pioneering Vehicle Cybersecurity

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

2014

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2014

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Bringing Solutions to the MLB

Following sweeping rule changes in Major League Baseball, we build a command center to support umpires, making the game clearer and fairer than ever. 

Going Public

Booz Allen, assisted by the Carlyle Group, goes public with a $238 million offering under the ticker symbol BAH.

2010

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2001

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Securing Our Homeland

Booz Allen creates the blueprint for the Department of Homeland Security, anticipating our country’s future needs. 

Launching—and Connecting—Unity

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

1998

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1990

The Hubble Telescope floating in space above the Earth

Designing Hubble

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

Rethinking Supply Chains

London-based VP Keith Oliver develops the concept of supply chain management while working with Dutch electronics giant Philips. 

1982

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1969

Apollo 11 floating above the surface of the moon

Going to the Moon

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

The Birth of the Modern NFL

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

1966

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1961

Booz Allen Goes to Hawaii

We establish a presence in Hawaii, working with Kamehameha Schools to develop a strategy for the future. Decades later, we assist in Indo-Pacific missions with clients like U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). Our President and Chief Executive Horacio Rozanski visits the region in 2015, and today we have roughly 700 staff in the region, with plans to grow.   

 

PERT Is Born

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

1957

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1955

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The Creation of BAAR-INC

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

A New Home in DC

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

1949

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1949

Group portrait of men in suits at the Booz Allen management conference in 1948

Defining Human Capital

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.” 

Gearing up for World War II

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

1940

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1930s

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Defining Our Code of Ethics

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. 

Welcome James Allen

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

1929

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1920

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Pioneering the Field

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

The Founding Story

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

1914

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