October 9, 2014 •Kelley MacEwen
Since he first began working with Summit at the end of 2008, Anthony Curcio has seen the firm increase substantially firsthand over the last 6 years. "When I first joined Summit," he notes, "my objective was to build a great team, but I didn't expect it would become quite this large." Our staff growth over the last six years has been remarkable--we now boast nearly 100 professionals on the Summit team.
Anthony's experience at other large consulting firms taught him that a strong, dedicated credit modeling team could serve a specific and emerging need in the Government. "I really wanted a strong 4-5 person team to work on credit subsidy modeling. I knew that to support such a team, we needed a certain number of engagements, but to build that team and competency was my immediate goal."
Clients took notice. "Once that core team was established, our clients saw we were doing great work and it became a virtuous cycle for us to win more opportunities to serve them. And as we got bigger, we qualified for bigger projects." Summit's Federal Credit Modeling and Forecasting team now boasts over 35 staff members, serving clients in agencies such as the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
"What I wanted from my team at Summit was state of the art econometric modeling, but I didn't expect it to get so large so quickly." Anthony also noted the soft skills that underly quality client service came as a consequence of the growth. A large team of experienced consultants work to mentor their teammates, so that they present their analysis in a professional way that is easily understood by their audience.
When it comes to the move to 601 New Jersey Ave NW, Anthony is looking forward to it as much as the rest of our staff. "The new space will provide a ton of opportunities for collaboration now. And our location means that we'll remain in the city and adjacent to our clients. Not many firms like us can say that, and it lets us respond to requests for in-person support much more quickly."