History

Bronner Group, LLC ("Bronner") was founded in Chicago, Illinois by Gila J. Bronner in 1987. Prior to forming her company, Ms. Bronner started out as a manager for governmental consulting at KPMG Peat Marwick, and while there, honed her skills by spending several thousand hours consulting to and auditing state and local government agencies, federal government programs, and non-profit organizations. Bronner began with one employee and one contract, and through Ms. Bronner's stewardship, has grown to where it is today—a nationally recognized, award-winning public sector professional services firm.

In December of 1998, Bronner was awarded a five-year multimillion-dollar contract to create and deliver customized, targeted, technology training courses for City of Chicago employees from 40 different City departments. The project, which required Bronner to integrate training for disparate departments, while making employees feel comfortable with new technology, posed significant logistical challenges. But Bronner's customized solution and detailed implementation resulted in more than 16,000 City of Chicago employees increasing their technology proficiency in the first four years of the contract.

The following year in 1999, with an eye towards the future, Bronner began developing and implementing strategies to assist the public sector migrate to eGovernment operating platforms. In 2000, Bronner developed a web-based hazardous chemical reporting system for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, enabling citizens to access information about toxic chemicals in their area at the click of a mouse. This innovative use of technology to connect constituents to valuable government information received the "Best Solutions Award" from the prestigious publication Government Technology.

As new clients' needs arose, Bronner quickly developed new areas of expertise and extended innovative solutions in the areas of Technology, Consulting, Training, and Assurance. By the end of 2002, Bronner was providing business processes, strategic, technological, operational, and financial management assistance to different government entities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. As Bronner grew, so did the need for new offices. In 2001, Bronner opened an Atlanta branch office; in 2003, it opened offices in Springfield and Washington D.C.; and recently it opened offices in Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Reston.

In just 17 years, Bronner has assembled a client list of over 100 government agencies at the federal, state, and local level, and with offices in five cities, has grown over 300%. Through application for and achievement of Government Services Administration MOBIS certification, Bronner received the highest recommendations from its clients on the government's past performance survey.

Today, Bronner excels at delivering comprehensive management and technology consulting, large-scale workforce training, and assurance services to federal, state, and local government entities. "We are in the business of giving government administrators the tools they need to excel," says Gila J. Bronner. "By doing our job with passion and skill we help government employees do theirs."