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About

Independent by design.

Independent by design.

Independent by design.

We’re a partner-owned advisory firm. No product to sell, no audit to protect — just senior people focused on the decisions in front of you.

2007

Founded in London

2007

Founded in London

3

Offices worldwide

100%

Partner-owned

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Partner-owned since 2007

(01)

Our story

Openbrief started with a simple frustration: advice that looked brilliant in the boardroom and fell apart on Monday morning. So we built a firm around the opposite — fewer slides, more ownership, and partners who stay until the work is done.

2007

Founded in London

Three partners, one client and a whiteboard.

2007

Founded in London

Three partners, one client and a whiteboard.

2007

Founded in London

Three partners, one client and a whiteboard.

2012

Amsterdam opens

Our first office on the continent.

2012

Amsterdam opens

Our first office on the continent.

2012

Amsterdam opens

Our first office on the continent.

2018

New York opens

Serving clients across the Atlantic.

2018

New York opens

Serving clients across the Atlantic.

2018

New York opens

Serving clients across the Atlantic.

2023

Transformation practice

Operations & Transformation becomes its own practice.

2023

Transformation practice

Operations & Transformation becomes its own practice.

2023

Transformation practice

Operations & Transformation becomes its own practice.

2026

240+ engagements

Across 14 industries and counting.

2026

240+ engagements

Across 14 industries and counting.

(02)

Leadership

The partners behind every brief.

The partners behind every brief.

The partners behind every brief.

Each partner leads engagements personally and brings decades of operating and advisory experience.

Each partner leads engagements personally and brings decades of operating and advisory experience.

Black-and-white portrait of Daniel Okafor, Managing Partner
Daniel Okafor

Managing Partner

Black-and-white portrait of Clara Weiss, Partner for Strategy & Growth
Clara Weiss

Partner, Strategy & Growth

Black-and-white portrait of Ravi Menon, Partner for Operations
Ravi Menon

Partner, Operations

Black-and-white portrait of Tom Becker, Partner for Leadership
Tom Becker

Partner, Leadership

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Offices

Three cities, one team.

Three cities, one team.

Three cities, one team.

We work wherever our clients are, but these are the places we call home.

We work wherever our clients are, but these are the places we call home.

Headquarters

GMT

London

12 Clerkenwell Green

London EC1R 0DP

Europe

CET

Amsterdam

Keizersgracht 241

1016 EA Amsterdam

Americas

EST

New York

88 Greene Street

New York, NY 10012

(04) Careers

Do the best work of your career.

Do the best work of your career.

Do the best work of your career.

Small teams, real responsibility from day one and partners who invest in your growth. We hire for curiosity and judgement, not pedigree.

4 roles open across 3 offices

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Now booking Q1 2027

Ready to turn complexity into conviction?

Ready to turn complexity into conviction?

Tell us what’s on the table. A partner will reply within two working days with a clear, no-obligation point of view.

A person in white walking through rolling deep-green hills

Now booking Q1 2027

Ready to turn complexity into conviction?

Tell us what’s on the table. A partner will reply within two working days with a clear, no-obligation point of view.

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