Consulting Magazine to Confer AArete CEO LOREN Trimble Lifetime Achievement Award

AArete founder and CEO Loren Trimble is honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Consulting Magazine for four decades of excellence and industry leadership.

On April 23, AArete, a leading global management and technology consulting firm, announced that founder and CEO Loren Trimble has been shortlisted by Consulting Magazine to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of its Top Consultants 2026 awards. This award seeks to honor Trimble’s career spanning over four decades in consulting and 18 years leading AArete. He would be bestowed with the award during a June 25 ceremony at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Top Consultants 2026 awards put the spotlight on the consulting industry’s most influential leaders who drive new trends through their work of advancing their respective companies’ capabilities.

Furthermore, the latest award follows the others he received earlier and is a testament to the profound impact he made on clients over his career. Beginning as a partner of Arthur Andersen in 1986, he established the company’s Strategic Sourcing Services division during his 16 years at the firm. In 2002, he transitioned to Huron Consulting Group as managing director and strategic sourcing practice lead. In 2008, he established Trimble with the vision of building a consulting firm that nurtures long-term client partnerships.

Moreover, over the past 18 years, AArete has grown to a global consulting firm that has more than 500 teams working in synergy. In 2025, the company partnered with Parthenon Capital to innovate in providing solutions to clients, thereby positioning the firm for transformational growth. CIO Bulletin views this award as validating Trimble’s leadership, which has ensured AArete being named a Forbes World’s Best Consulting Firm four years in a row in the categories of Healthcare, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, and Big Data, apart from also bagging the recognition of a Top Workplace in 2026 by USA Today.