TGG Group is the holding company for three units: TGG, its core consulting and advisory division; The Greatest Good, a consulting business serving non-profit organizations; and, TGG Ventures, an innovation and co-venturing arm. TGG is a consulting firm that heavily relies on
behavioral economics
Behavioral economics studies the effects of psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural and social factors on the decisions of individuals or institutions, such as how those decisions vary from those implied by classical economic theory. ...
and
data analysis
Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, enc ...
.
Notable current and former employees
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Vikram Pandit, chairman
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Andrew M. Rosenfield, CEO
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Steven Levitt
Steven David Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book '' Freakonomics'' and its sequels (along with Stephen J. Dubner). Levitt was the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in th ...
, co-founder
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Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman (; he, דניאל כהנמן; born March 5, 1934) is an Israeli-American psychologist and economist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was award ...
, co-founder
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Gary Becker, co-founder
* Amee Kamdar, co-founder and former managing partner
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Lewis B. Kaden, senior advisor
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Daron Acemoglu
Kamer Daron Acemoğlu (; born September 3, 1967) is a Turkish-born American economist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1993. He is currently the James Rhyne Killian, Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of ...
, academic affiliate
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Max H. Bazerman, academic affiliate
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Raj Chetty
Nadarajan "Raj" Chetty (born August 4, 1979) is an Indian-American economist and the William A. Ackman Professor of Public Economics at Harvard University. Some of Chetty's recent papers have studied equality of opportunity in the United States an ...
, academic affiliate
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Atul Gawande, academic affiliate
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Edward Glaeser, academic affiliate
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David Laibson
David Isaac Laibson (born June 26, 1966) is a professor of economics at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1994. His research focuses on macroeconomics, intertemporal choice, behavioral economics, and neuroeconomics. In 2016, he bec ...
, academic affiliate
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Nathan Myhrvold, academic affiliate
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Emily Oster, academic affiliate
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Steven Pinker, academic affiliate
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Lisa Randall, academic affiliate
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Jesse Shapiro, academic affiliate
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Richard Thaler, academic affiliate
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Cass Sunstein
Cass Robert Sunstein (born September 21, 1954) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, law and behavioral economics. He is also ''The New York Times'' best-selling author ...
, academic affiliate
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Sudhir Venkatesh, academic affiliate
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Elke U. Weber, academic affiliate
References
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External links
Official websiteInterview with Steven Levitton forbes.com
Management consulting firms
Macroeconomics consulting firms
Companies based in Chicago
2009 establishments in Illinois
Consulting firms established in 2009
American companies established in 2009