The first read.

Our clients lead nonprofits and foundations, higher education, privately held enterprises, health systems, public-sector agencies, community banks, and athletic organizations. We work primarily with chief executives and boards, and with the leaders coming up behind them who will run the enterprise next. The How We Engage page describes the practice architecture in fuller detail.

MCG's practice does not include legal, tax, audit, or investment advice, executive search, interim executive placement, or operational program implementation. Where an engagement calls for one of these, we work alongside qualified counsel and firms as partners. What we do offer is described on the How We Engage page.

Yes. Both partners have served at senior levels within nonprofit organizations and on nonprofit boards, and in public-sector leadership. We work with these organizations under the same principles that guide every engagement — the executive team and the board alike. The How We Engage page shows how the practice extends to your sector.

Every engagement begins with a confidential scoping conversation, then moves into a defined engagement scoped around the specific work. Both partners share responsibility; one leads delivery as the primary advisor, the other engages where the work calls for it. The Our Approach page describes the seven stages in detail.

Confidentiality is the condition of the work, not a policy. Every engagement operates under written confidentiality. Case studies are anonymized to protect client and institution. We do not disclose client relationships without express written permission. Much of what we do never leaves the conversation it happens in. See the Working With Us page for the specific terms.

Discrete engagements — a board effectiveness review, a governance diagnostic, an executive succession advisory — typically run three to nine months. Advisory retainers to chief executives and board chairs are ongoing with quarterly review points. The length of an engagement is set by the scope of work, not by billable hours. See the Working With Us page for detail on engagement structures.

Yes. Individual executive coaching sits within our Leader & Organization Development practice and is delivered by one of the partners. Engagements typically run six to twelve months at a bi-weekly cadence, with confidentiality between coach and coachee absolute and any sponsor arrangement agreed upfront. The Leader & Organization Development page describes the practice in detail.

A specialty practice centered on independent director service for US community and regional bank boards. We bring the objective oversight, constructive challenge, and commercial judgment these boards require to navigate their fiduciary duties and the sector's regulatory frameworks. For the deeper picture, see the Community & Regional Banking Support practice page.

A sector practice serving athletic organizations from collegiate through high school and youth development. Our partners have competed at the collegiate level and launched athletic ventures, so we understand the pressures on today's athletes, coaches, and boards — and we work to enable the leaders responsible for them. For the deeper picture, see the Athletic Advising practice page.

Yes. Our core practices — Executive & Board Advisory and Leader & Organization Development — are how we serve chief executives and boards across every sector we work with, from nonprofits and higher education to privately held enterprises and health systems. The signature practices sit alongside the core, existing because community and regional banking and athletic advising each carry regulatory frameworks or sector-specific requirements that reward specialization. See the How We Engage page for the full practice architecture.

Every engagement begins with a private conversation. Reach out through the Contact page or directly to either partner. We assess fit first — whether we are the right fit for the situation — before discussing scope. If we are not the right firm, we say so.

Fees are discussed during scoping and set in writing before work begins. Engagements are priced on retainer, fixed-fee, or blended terms depending on the scope; the Working With Us page describes the structure and our principles around it. We are compensated for the counsel, coaching, and support we provide — the work of helping clients see their situation clearly, align their leadership around their desired outcomes, and move with discipline toward them.

No. We accept no equity, no success fees, and no contingent compensation. Outcomes depend on client execution, market conditions, and events outside anyone's control; tying our compensation to them would compromise the counsel we provide. Our independence is what allows us to say what we actually think. The Working With Us page carries our full commercial position.

When an engagement requires travel to the client's location, we bill actual, reasonable expenses at cost with no markup. Local meetings and remote sessions carry no travel expenses. The Working With Us page has the specifics.