Hewitt Associates is a global management consulting and outsourcing firm specializing in human resource solutions.

Privately held since its founding in 1940, the firm is organized as a limited liability company (LLC), with more than 11,000 associates located in 79 offices in 37 countries around the world. The firm ranks among the top 200 of Forbes' "Top 500 Private Companies," and has been recognized as a leading employer. Clients include more than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 companies.

Hewitt's strength is helping organizations identify and implement people solutions for business problems. The scope of the firm's practice encompasses both the strategic and tactical aspects of human resource management. The firm is the largest provider of total outsourcing services for employee benefit plan administration, and excels at helping organizations craft long-term management strategies that engage and connect employees with business.

Some Basic Facts:
  Global revenue of nearly $1.3 billion in FY 2000.
  2,300 clients around the world.
  Largest employee benefit consulting firm in the U.S. and second largest in the world.
  Among the Top 20 global management consulting firms.
  Largest U.S. provider of multi-service outsourcing solutions.
  Recognized by PC Week magazine as one of the Top 10 Most Technologically Innovative companies.
  "Wrote the Book" on workforce management, "The Talent Solution: Aligning People and Strategy to Achieve Extraordinary Results" (McGraw-Hill, 1998).
   
  Hewitt Services
  Outsourcing
  Hewitt's outsourcing solutions provide world-class HR and benefits delivery to more than 12 million participants and their dependents. Hewitt's Total Benefit Administration system provides defined benefit, defined contribution, and health and welfare administration via the Internet, an interactive voice response system, and our Benefits Center. Tools include online investment advice, health plan provider selection and enrollment, and a full range of brokerage account alternatives.
  HR Strategy and Technology
  Hewitt's HR strategy and technology services concentrate on the effective design and operation of the HR organization of the future, enabled by the Internet and new technologies. Hewitt's tailored solutions transform an organization's HR function into an e-business. Services include HR restructuring, e-HR consulting, HR measurement, HR professional desktop and destination site content, and employee portals.
  Retirement and Financial Planning
  Hewitt's retirement and financial planning solutions focus on the strategic design, financing, investment, and legal compliance of broad retirement programs. Hewitt can help organizations enhance, integrate, or completely redesign defined benefit pension, defined contribution, and /or retiree medical plans.
  Health Care
  Hewitt's health care services focus on uncovering the health care benefits program that best meets an organization's needs. Hewitt brings the insight, the buying power, and the connections to help achieve a greater return on the organization's health care investment, including an online HMO auction, the ability to measure the cost of benefits before committing to them, and an online system for comparing all potential health care providers.
  Talent and Total Rewards
  Hewitt's talent management and reward strategies focus on creating talent and total rewards programs that accurately reflect corporate strategy, motivate employees, and ultimately improve business results. Hewitt can help determine strategies to attract, motivate, and retain employees; to become a best employer with best results; and to design executive compensation programs.
  Organizational Change
  Hewitt's organizational change services focus on successfully aligning business objectives, organizational cultures, people strategies, and HR programs in times of change. Hewitt can help manage people programs throughout significant change events such as IPOs, spin-offs, divestitures, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and emerging offers. Online tools are available to help organizations with Internet start-ups, mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring activities.