Welcome to our management consulting firm in Geneva
Ad Valoris is an independent consulting firm whose historical head office is in the canton of Geneva, at the heart of French-speaking Switzerland. A stone’s throw from Plainpalais and around ten minutes from Geneva-Cornavin station, our Geneva office enjoys a central location. It brings together more than 20 years of experience, around a hundred clients and over 300 completed assignments. Our promise fits in four words, the art of concreteness: the value of our advice is measured by the results you obtain, not by the reports we produce.
A firm rooted in the Geneva economy
The canton of Geneva is a singular economic hub, dense and resolutely international, where major private and institutional players operate side by side. This diversity places a twofold demand on organisations: rigorous governance and compliance on the one hand, the ability to adapt quickly on the other. Based in the canton, our firm knows these issues from the inside and supports organisations as close as possible to their reality.
We are convinced that the best solutions are built in direct contact with organisations, on the ground and alongside them, rather than from behind a screen. Our consultants are present locally, available for face-to-face workshops, and involved in the canton’s economic fabric to foster development, innovation and organisational intelligence across the region.
Understanding the challenges facing Geneva organisations
Behind its dynamism, the canton of Geneva is going through profound changes that call for high-level support in strategy, transformation and performance:
Public finances under pressure. The canton has had to contend with a heavily loss-making budget and is preparing a multi-year plan to return to balance, targeting several hundred million francs in savings. A context that calls for efficiency, process reviews and performance management across the public and semi-public sector.
A changing International Geneva. With some 750 international organisations and close to 36,000 jobs, the multilateral community faces strong pressure on its funding. It must rethink its operating models, its governance and its efficiency.
A financial centre in transformation. Banks and financial institutions are dealing with continuous regulatory pressure and the rise of sustainable finance, both of which require organisations and processes to adapt.
A tight labour market and attractiveness. The search for qualified skills, reliance on cross-border workers and pressure on housing make attracting and retaining talent a strategic issue.
Digital and sustainable transition. As elsewhere in French-speaking Switzerland, organisations must drive their digital transformation and align their sustainability objectives with operational performance.
It is at the intersection of these challenges that our firm creates the most value for Geneva organisations.
The sectors we support in the canton of Geneva
Our clients are among the leaders in their sector in French-speaking Switzerland. In the canton of Geneva, our firm supports public and private organisations alike, including:
- Financial and banking services: private banks and financial institutions of the Geneva marketplace.
- Multinationals and regional headquarters: international groups based in Geneva, from commodity trading to consumer goods, with their governance, steering and cross-entity coordination challenges.
- Watchmaking, luxury and precision industry: manufactures and luxury houses.
- International organisations, NGOs and the multilateral sector: International Geneva, its governance, its operational effectiveness and the management of its programmes.
- Public sector and social insurance: cantonal and municipal administrations and social insurance institutions.
- Foundations, social institutions and business federations: associations, employers’ bodies and public-interest organisations in the region.
- Real estate and construction: developers, property managers and construction companies.
Beyond these fields, our approach to consulting is cross-cutting: we work with organisations of every size and every sector, adapting our methods to your reality rather than to a model.
« The great strength of Ad Valoris was that they understood our DNA. » François Laurent, Associate Director and co-head of the international market, Urbaplan
Our consulting services in Geneva
Whether you are looking for a project management consultant in Geneva, support with change management or help with organisational consulting, our Geneva office covers the full strategy, transformation and performance cycle:
- Strategic planning : define a clear vision, prioritise your objectives and build a realistic road map your teams know how to execute, whether you run a private bank or the regional headquarters of an international group.
- Organisation and governance : shape your organisation around your business rather than the other way round, so you decide faster and better, from the international organisation to the field NGO.
- Project management : frame, steer and deliver your projects so they create value, not reports, whether the project starts with a property developer or inside a cantonal administration.
- Change management : let change be lived by your teams, without exhausting them or imposing it by decree, from the watchmaking manufacture to the luxury house.
- Operational excellence : shape your organisation around your business rather than the other way round, so you decide faster and better, from the international organisation to the field NGO.
- Digital transformation : make technology a means to serve your transformation, never an end in itself, from the precision workshop to the banking back office.
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