Our Legacy – ABC Consultants

Shaping India’s Leadership Peak

Since 1969, our executive search and talent advisory services have been rooted in deep India insight and a global perspective. This foundation empowers us to find leaders who inspire greatness and build lasting institutions. Standing with our clients and guided by trust, depth, and soul, we protect what must endure, shape what comes next, and advance what’s possible. Always present. Always human.

Building Institutions & Careers

Since 1969

1969

Dr. Bish Agrawal plants the flag in Kolkata. A consulting firm built on trust in an era of licenses and scarcity.

1980

From Mumbai to Chennai, we become the "silent architects" of India’s corporate awakening.

1997

Partnering with Watson Wyatt, we codify the science of HR while keeping its Indian soul.

2011

Two bold leaps: FlexAbility (RPO) for scale, Headhonchos for digital daring, proving tradition and innovation can climb together.

2015

We move beyond the "branch office" model for industry verticals, sharpening our ice axes.

2018

Launching Independent Reference Checks to strengthen decision-making in India’s hiring ecosystem.

2022

Selling FlexAbility to focus on leadership hiring, our true summit.

2024

Expanding our offerings to include Talent Advisory and Board Advisory.

A Journey of Purpose

We channel our expertise, empathy, and energy into causes that move lives forward.

Grow Trees

For every candidate placed through ABC, we plant a tree in partnership with GrowTrees, turning each successful hire into a small but tangible act of environmental commitment.

International Foundation for Research & Education

Our contribution to the International Foundation for Research and Education gives deserving students a genuine shot at higher education.

Multiple Sclerosis Society of India

We helped bring together patients, caregivers and medical professionals strengthening the community working to improve lives affected by MS.

Ek Tara

Our partnership with Ek Tara supports their work in bringing quality education to underprivileged children. Because potential is equally distributed, even when opportunity is not.

Universe Simplified Foundation

The Foundation is working to improve access to education for children from less privileged backgrounds, and our contribution ensures the right resources.

The Inner Wheel Club

The Inner Wheel Club's deep community presence means that support reaches those who need it most and we support that kind of ground-level preventive healthcare work.

The Radharaman Lal Ju Seva Trust

Our support goes towards sustaining the opportunities they create for learners within their community.