David Maister is widely considered one of the world's leading authorities on the management of professional service firms. For two decades, he has consulted to prominent professional service firms around the world on a wide range of managerial and strategic issues.

Information on David's five books, together with reviews and table of contents, are found on the BOOKS pages.

You can explore David's work on the RESOURCES pages, which include articles by and about David, some of David's seminar handouts, planning questionnaires and videos of David in action. A bio is also included.

A native of Great Britain, Maister holds degrees from the University of Birmingham, the London School of Economics and a doctorate in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. He began his teaching career at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and then joined the Harvard Business School faculty, where he taught courses in managing service businesses from 1979-85. Since 1985 he has been a solo consultant, advising professionals service firms around the world.

Managing the Professional Service Firm (Free Press, 1993)
True professionalism (Free Press, 1997)
The Trusted Advisor (Free Press, 2000)
Practice What You Preach (Free Press, 2001)
First Among Equals (Free Press, 2002)