Company Profile
ICF
Company Overview
ICF is a global advisory and technology services company with approximately 9,000 experts across public and private sectors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., we blend deep industry knowledge with cutting-edge innovation to solve complex challenges. Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms in 2024, we help clients navigate change and build a more resilient, prosperous future. At ICF, you'll find a purpose-driven culture where 86% of employees say their values align with ours—because here, your work matters, and your growth is supported.
Expanded
ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider with more than 9,000 employees partnering with government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and leading brands. Since our founding in 1969, we’ve combined deep industry expertise with cutting-edge digital solutions to help clients solve complex challenges, drive innovation, and shape a more resilient, prosperous world.
At ICF, our commitment to impactful client work goes hand in hand with our focus on employee well-being. We offer a range of benefits, including multiple healthcare options (HMO, CDHP, and PPO plans), 401(k) retirement matching, pet insurance, accident coverage, and more. Employees have access to 75,000+ training courses, mentorship programs, and Employee Community Networks to support their growth and development. With 86% of employees saying their values align with ICF’s, our culture fosters collaboration, integrity, and impact.
Join interdisciplinary teams specializing in digital modernization, environmental planning, utility efficiency, disaster management, and federal health. Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms in 2024, we combine strategic insight, practical solutions and a track record of excellence to every project.
Company History
Our History
From Venture Capital Firm to the Next Generation of Professional Services
In 1969, former Tuskegee Airman C.D. Lester began a venture capital firm in the Washington, D.C., area with the goal of powering the next great businesses in the city -- and the world. Lester was joined by three analysts from the U.S. Department of Defense to form the Inner City Fund. In 1972 the firm reorganized into a consulting firm and became ICF Incorporated.
With a focus on solving energy challenges in the public and private sectors throughout the 1970s, ICF expanded to help address the world’s environmental concerns in the 1980s while fortifying its engineering capabilities.
The turn of the century marked ICF’s foray into the global market. In 2006, ICF Consulting was renamed ICF International to reflect a growing geographic presence and increased scope of service offerings from advisory services to execution, implementation, and improvement. In 2014, ICF acquired Olson, an integrated marketing technology and digital services provider widely recognized for their innovative strategic advisory work, software-driven customer loyalty programs, and analytics-based marketing. We also welcomed Mostra SA, a leading communications agency based in Brussels, Belgium, to complement our policy work and enhance our strategy of providing both advisory and implementation services.
Today, the company is known simply as “ICF,” while still retaining its international presence. ICF is a global, diversified firm that combines the entrepreneurship and dynamism of a new company with a solid reputation and expertise in the consulting industry—offering solutions that help clients worldwide solve their biggest challenges to achieve their most formidable goals.