West Monroe Named in 2026 Risk Consulting Services Landscape

by: | September 8, 2026 West Monroe, an AI-native global consulting firm, announced it has been named a Notable Provider in Forrester's Risk Consulting Services Landscape, Q3 2026. The report lists West Monroe's industry focus as financial services and insurance, healthcare, and utilities. The landscape provides an overview of the risk consulting services market and notable providers. Quick Intel West Monroe named Notable Provider in Forrester's Risk Consulting Services Landscape, Q3 2026. Industry focus listed as financial services and insurance, healthcare, and utilities. Inclusion reflects industry-first approach embedding expertise across business functions. Core buyer scenarios identified: regulatory risk and compliance, risk program transformation, technology risk management. AI changing risk management from identification to control design, with rising expectations for faster business value. Firm helps clients move from identifying risk to implementing controls, technology, and operating model transformation. Industry-First Approach to Embedded Risk Expertise AI is changing how risk is managed, from how organizations identify and monitor exposure to how they design controls and make decisions. At the same time, regulatory change and technology transformation are raising expectations for risk functions to move faster and show clearer business value. The report identifies regulatory risk and compliance, risk program transformation, and technology risk management as the three core business scenarios buyers most often seek from risk consulting providers. "Managing risk effectively takes more than risk expertise alone," said Dan Belmont, Managing Partner, Client Strategy at West Monroe. "The challenges clients face rarely fit neatly into one function. They cut across the business, technology, operations, and regulation. Bringing those perspectives together helps organizations move from identifying risk to actually addressing it, with solutions that work in the real world and fit the realities of their industry." Rather than operating risk as a standalone practice, West Monroe embeds risk expertise directly within its industry and functional teams. Its industry-led model brings together sector expertise with business, technology, regulatory, and operational capabilities, applying a common enterprise risk methodology while tailoring solutions to the specific risks and regulatory expectations of each industry. Implementation Focus Across Financial Services, Healthcare, Utilities Across financial services and insurance, healthcare, utilities, and more, West Monroe helps clients address risk as part of broader business and technology transformation. In financial services, the firm redesigned KYC practices reducing unnecessary client touchpoints by 43% while strengthening identification of more than 50 high-risk client types. In healthcare, strengthened cyber resilience across 2,000+ endpoints in 12 weeks and eliminated 90+ unauthorized applications. In utilities, implemented automated isolation procedures improving cyberattack response time by 90% across 60+ critical processes. A core element of West Monroe's approach is connecting risk strategy to implementation. The firm helps clients move from identifying risks and defining frameworks to designing controls, implementing technology, transforming operating models, and embedding risk into major business initiatives including M&A diligence, cybersecurity resiliency, financial crime transformation, and digital, cloud, AI, and platform modernization with integrated risk controls. Forrester notes buyers increasingly expect risk consulting providers to help implement and operationalize recommendations rather than simply assess outcomes. About West Monroe West Monroe is an AI-native global consulting firm built for today's pace of change. We combine deep industry expertise with modern technology and business transformation capabilities to help organizations move faster and deliver measurable impact with speed to value and certainty of results through execution excellence. We don't just talk about what's possible—we apply AI and technology where it matters most, pairing strategic insights with hands-on execution to help clients move from strategy to results, faster. Clients tell us we show up differently. Our employee ownership model fuels an all-in approach grounded in practical execution, measurable impact, and lasting partnership.