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Cornerstone Research

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Cornerstone Research reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(421 total reviews)
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Rahul Guha

84% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Cornerstone Research has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 421 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cornerstone Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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421 reviews
4.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

- interesting, stimulating work with high impact on regulations and industries. - people are mentorship focused and willing to teach and foster growth. Strong analyst community that is unique compared to many jobs right out of undegrad. - great way to break into data, econometrics, and finance work. - high pay and stable growth structure over time.

Cons

- hours can get crazy (60+ hour weeks, working til 4 AM) and with very limited flexibility towards a personal life unless you have children (and even then, the flexibility is not always there). - not very diverse. It varies office to office but overall it is still a mostly straight, white, male-dominated company. The company also silently gutted the internal DEI structures due to the new administration. - unclear if HR takes issues of harassment or poor behavior from upper management seriously. Many higher ups seem to not face any consequences. - often times you will have to work on unsavory projects (supporting harmful companies or practices). - limited mobility upwards from the analyst level (some offices will sponsor graduate school or direct promotion to the senior level, some do not). - slow to change regarding company policies and practices (e.g., slow on the AI adoption). - can be a very unstructured environment. People can have the same role but vastly different experiences.

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