2026 Summer Associate (Intern)

Berkeley Research Group • Washington DC, DC

17h • $25 - $40 • Hybrid

About The Position

We do Consulting Differently Launch Your Consulting Career with Impact From the start, you will collaborate on high-impact projects for clients that include Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, academic medical centers, government agencies, major law firms, and regulatory bodies around the world. BRG experts and teams provide sophisticated economic, financial, and analytical advice across a wide range of disciplines, including antitrust and competition policy, healthcare, complex damages, finance, accounting, intellectual property, restructuring, valuation, product liability, and workforce issues. BRG often supports clients facing complex litigation and investigations by providing expert witness testimony and/or analytical or industry-expertise. In addition, we assist clients with compliance, business process improvement, and strategy consulting. Your role will be dynamic, requiring analytical problem-solving, creative thinking, and collaboration. As you progress in your career at BRG, you will refine your expertise and may specialize in areas that align with your strengths and interests. Your work as a Summer Associate will be a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis, tailored to project needs. Your work may include, analyzing big data, translating complex data analytics into compelling client insights, creating financial forecasts, uncovering key trends in industry research, contributing to expert reports or whitepapers, creating econometric and financial models, executing statistical analyses, or developing data visualizations. Visit: www.thinkBRG.com to learn more about our areas of practice and examples of the work we do. At BRG, we believe in investing in our people. The learning curve is steep—but so is the opportunity. You’ll receive hands-on mentorship, structured training, and real-time feedback to accelerate your professional growth. At BRG, our culture of apprenticeship and structured development programs are designed to help you master consulting skills. From day one, your ideas and insights will be valued. We encourage diverse perspectives to drive the best solutions. Work with colleagues and clients across industries and geographies, expanding your professional network and skillset. We thrive on intellectual curiosity, resilience, and a drive to solve hard problems—because real impact doesn’t come easy. BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart—and gets you ahead. At BRG, our top-tier professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of proven real-world experience to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges for organizations across the globe. Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients’ challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world. At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible. We’re built to help you make it happen. BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

Requirements

• Progression towards a bachelor's or master’s degree in economics, mathematics, data science, statistics, finance, accounting, healthcare administration, engineering, environmental science or a related field .
• A GPA of 3.5 or higher is highly desirable.
• 0-2 years of work experience, including internships.
• Experience withExcel is required; experience with MS SQL Server, R, Python, Stata, SAS, Tableau, Snowflake, Alteryx, Databricks, or Teradata is highly desirable.
• The willingness and interest to expand into these capabilities is a must.
• Ability to structure ambiguous challenges, analyze data, and develop actionable insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly to different audiences.
• Thrives in a dynamic work environment, with the ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion.
• Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Summer Associate positions are for candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and July 2027.

Nice To Haves

• A GPA of 3.5 or higher is highly desirable.
• Experience with MS SQL Server, R, Python, Stata, SAS, Tableau, Snowflake, Alteryx, Databricks, or Teradata is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyze data from a variety of sources to build sophisticated models and identify key insights and issues in complex projects.
• Gather information from industry reports, legal documents, and academic sources to develop well-supported recommendations.
• Create clear, impactful reports, presentations, and visualizations to communicate findings to clients and stakeholders.
• Work in a team-driven environment, applying critical thinking to complex business problems and developing creative solutions to clearly communicate findings and economic concepts.
• Interact with senior staff, subject matter experts, and clients to refine analysis and present recommendations.
• Develop and maintain electronic databases, spreadsheets and other files as dictated by project needs to manage your work scope and communicate critical updates to clients and stakeholders.
• Audit your own work and that of teammates to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and high-quality execution.

Benefits

• Unparalleled Growth: Develop critical consulting skills through hands-on experience, mentorship, and world-class training programs tailored to your career aspirations.
• Diverse Exposure: Work across industries, from healthcare and finance to technology and sustainability, gaining insights that shape your professional path.
• Collaborative Culture: Be part of a dynamic, supportive environment that values innovation, curiosity, and continuous learning.
• Enjoy world-class benefits, including competitive compensation and comprehensive health coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees