Rivas honored in the Mentorship Champion category for her work developing the next generation of consulting talent
CHARLOTTE, NC, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Ember Group Consulting, LLC, an award-winning global management consulting firm, today announced that its CEO and Co-Founder, Rochelle Rivas, has been named a 2026 Woman Leader in Consulting by Consulting Magazine. Rivas is recognized in the Mentorship Champion category, which honors leaders whose commitment to developing others has shaped the careers of the people around them and the culture of their firms.
The Women Leaders in Consulting program is one of the profession’s most closely watched honors. For more than 25 years, Consulting Magazine has set the standard for recognizing the very best in consulting through programs including Best Firms to Work For, Top Consultants, Global Leaders, Rising Stars of the Profession, and Women Leaders. Honorees are selected from firms of every size around the world, and Rivas joins this year’s Mentorship Champion class alongside leaders from Infosys Consulting, Pathways Consulting Group, Beghou, and Prophet.
For a firm founded less than three years ago, the recognition places Ember’s leadership in the company of the industry’s most established and respected names.
“Rochelle has been lifting people up since long before there was an Ember,” said Clint, President and Co-Founder of Ember Group Consulting. “She coaches analysts through their first client engagement, champions consultants long after they’ve earned their own seat at the table, and built this firm around the idea that people should leave every engagement better than they arrived. This award puts a name to what our team sees every day.”
Since co-founding Ember in late 2024, Rivas has led the firm’s growth from a Charlotte-based startup to a consulting partner serving clients across financial services, insurance, life sciences, healthcare, and energy & utilities. Under her leadership, Ember has built a people-first culture in which mentorship is a daily practice rather than a program — one that has helped the firm attract, develop, and retain consultants at every stage of their careers.
“I’m honored, and I’m sharing this with every person who has trusted me to be part of their growth,” said Rivas. “Mentorship isn’t something I do on the side. It’s the work. When our people succeed, our clients succeed, and that’s the whole point of building a firm like this one.”
The full list of 2026 honorees is available on Consulting Magazine’s Women Leaders in Consulting site.
About Ember Group Consulting
Ember Group Consulting, LLC is an award-winning global management consulting firm founded in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ember partners with leaders to ignite transformational and sustainable change within organizations, bringing fresh perspectives from highly skilled consultants and a collaborative approach that fuels innovation while keeping clients’ core teams energized and engaged. Believing that sustainable success is a journey rather than a destination, Ember builds strategic roadmaps tailored to each client’s needs — not just lighting the fire, but equipping organizations with the tools and knowledge for long-term success. Through its adaptive workforce solutions offering, Ember seamlessly integrates consultants into client teams to help them navigate the digital landscape, deliver projects on time and within budget, and empower their people to unleash results. The firm specializes in financial services & insurance, life sciences, healthcare, and energy & utilities. Ember’s exclusive executive search practice, Ember Group Search, partners with clients to identify and attract extraordinary leaders who shape their future and elevate their business. At Ember Group Consulting, we spark. You ignite. Learn more at embergroupconsulting.com.
About Consulting Magazine
Consulting Magazine® is the preeminent news journal of the consulting profession and has been the authority in the advisory world for more than 25 years. Reaching executives, senior partners, and practice leaders at small, mid-sized, and global firms, it covers the business of consulting with a breadth no other publication matches. Its award programs — including Best Firms to Work For, Fastest Growing Firms, Global Leaders, Rising Stars of the Profession, Top Consultants, CM50, Women Leaders, and Leaders in Technology — identify and honor the leaders, innovators, and leading practices shaping the profession worldwide.
Dawn Reed
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