Is Ankura a good company to work for?

Ankura has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 552 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Ankura to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ankura have been left by employees working as Senior Managing Director , Senior Director and Managing Director .

Does Ankura pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ankura employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ankura. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ankura?

73% of Ankura employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ankura 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ankura?

Associate (94) , Senior Associate (61) , Director (53) , Managing Director (29) , Senior Managing Director (19) , Senior Director (16) , Intern (10) , Consultant (9) , Manager (8) , Analyst (7) , Software Engineer (6) , Executive Assistant (4) , Summer Intern (4) , Associate Director (3) , Intern - Hourly (3)

What are the pros of working at Ankura according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great in that they are thoughtful and easy to get along with." ((in 63 reviews)); "Great people, challenging work, culture" ((in 45 reviews)); "Good benefits are provided to employees" ((in 28 reviews)); "work life balance was good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Competitive pay" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ankura according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and PE ownership" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is no good." ((in 10 reviews)); "Some of the Managers are horrible" ((in 10 reviews)); "Look at our website, there is no diversity at all." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ankura layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ankura layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ankura in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ankura locations?

Washington , New York , Chicago , Nashville , Dallas , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Atlanta , San Francisco , Denver , Houston , Miami , Orlando , Parsippany , New York Mills , Raleigh , Texas City , Milpitas , Fairfield , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Minneola , Boston , Newark , Middle City East

Ankura reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(482 total reviews)

Kevin Lavin

77% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

Ankura has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 482 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ankura 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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482 reviews

1.0

Feb 28, 2020

Likely Positive Reviews are Written By Management or HR- Beware

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The backpack they sent out is sturdy.

Cons

Dollars speak louder than the fictitious culture they spent so much money on with their branding. They are incapable of recognizing inclusivity, or diversity without a dictionary. Nothing about this company represents the buzz words they embedded in their documents. If you are lower than a Managing Director at this firm you will have no one to support you in matters about your Managing Director or Senior Managing Director. Reading the responses from the HR office is impressive, they do excel at spin, but it's not reality-based. Possibly it's HR's reality, further supporting how out of touch they are as a department with what is happening in the firm.

Ankura Response

6y

We are disappointed to read you assume the positive reviews are disingenuous and assure you they are not. We welcome diversity of opinions and hope that conversations, whether they are private or public, are kind and constructive even when opinions differ. While you may not share the same experience as many of our professionals, we are proud to have best in class retention. We have created engagement councils by level to foster communication across the company and around the world. The diversity of our leadership team and professionals is increasing: with our recent organizational changes, 50% of our CEO's direct reports are diverse, more than 60% of our new promotees to SMD are diverse leaders, and 55% of our remaining promotees come from diverse backgrounds. The collective success of so many talented team members is reflective of the culture and we celebrate their commitment and demonstration of firm values.

1.0

Oct 27, 2017

as far from meritocratic as it gets

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Free breakfast on Fridays and other events with food

Cons

- Discrimination against women and people of color. - Preference for hiring white men with J.D.s from second-rate law schools, many of whom could not manage to pass the bar exam. - Dependent on Microsoft Excel rather than more sophisticated software/databases.

1.0

Apr 16, 2020

Gender Discrimination; Sexual Harassment

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It is very difficult for me to think of anything that I could describe as "positive" since my experience working at the Ankura office in Chicago, IL was far from that. I highly caution any woman that is hoping to be hired at this company, particularly at this office location.

Cons

While working at the Ankura office in Chicago, IL I experienced blatant gender discrimination. Because of this, I wasn't given any opportunities to progress my career. I was also subjected, on numerous occasions, to persistent sexual harassment that went unchecked even after submitting several HR complaints. Because these complaints were never taken seriously, I requested to work remotely; however, my manager denied my request because he didn't feel that my reasoning was sufficient justification. Ultimately, I was forced to leave this company because I couldn't bear the discomfort that I felt.

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