An economist by training, Christian joined PA in 2018 as a Partner. At PA, he has led the firm’s health and life sciences sector, and its economics and strategy offering, partnering with clients to deeply understand their organisational strategy and achieve growth and high performance. Christian has been instrumental in shaping PA’s business strategy over the last five years, which has seen the firm secure exciting client work across its geographies, and growth through acquisitions.
PA is the only company to deliver end-to-end innovation, driving significant value for clients who are seeking opportunities in the face of constant change and increased complexity. PA partners with clients to accelerate new growth ideas, from concept, through design, development, and to commercial success. And to revitalise organisations, building the leadership, culture, systems, and processes to make innovation a reality.
"In Christian, we have a very strong leader. Christian is purposeful, strategic, authentic, thoughtful, and perhaps most importantly in a partnership model, collaborative. Working closely with the board, and under Christian’s leadership, we will continue to create new growth opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities.”
John AlexanderChairman at PA Consulting
"It is a great honour to be chosen to lead PA. We are uniquely placed in the market as the only company to bring ingenuity to life, driving significant value for our clients. Guided by our commitment to innovation and creating a culture that nurtures creativity and gives back to our communities, as CEO I will lead our diverse teams of experts as we build a positive human future.”
Christian NorrisCEO at PA Consulting
PA recently announced another year of strong growth for the year ending December 2022 with a 14 percent increase in fee income YOY (to £785 million) and 96 percent over five years. Other highlights include:
- Launched The PA Foundation, committing to disbursing £10 million over five years, with over £1.2 million donated to 20 charities.
- Donated more than 10,000 hours of its people’s time and expertise to support communities where its people live and work.
- Welcomed over 1,300 new colleagues, grew its partner numbers by 52, and made 815 promotions.
- Welcomed two new teams to strengthen its design and innovation capabilities – Design Partners, a product design and innovation agency, and The Cambridge Group, a leading strategy consulting firm.
