Private company
Cornerstone Research
Logo: Cornerstone Research, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American consulting firm
Cornerstone Research is an economic consulting firm with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Belgium. It provides economic and financial analysis and expert testimony to attorneys, corporations and government agencies involved in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryeconomic consulting1
- HeadquartersSan Francisco1
- Websitewww.cornerstone.com
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Cornerstone Research is an economic consulting firm with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Belgium. It provides economic and financial analysis and expert testimony to attorneys, corporations and government agencies involved in complex litigation and regulatory proceedings.2
Timeline
- 1989Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal contracts $109.4M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $5.3M | $5.3M |
| 2025 | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| 2024 | $12.4M | $12.4M |
| 2023 | $28.0M | $28.0M |
| 2022 | $3.9M | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $11.0M | $11.0M |
| 2020 | $15.2M | $15.2M |
| 2019 | $8.8M | $8.8M |
| 2018 | $9.5M | $9.5M |
| 2017 | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| 2016 | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| 2015 | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| 2014 | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| 2013 | $989.2K | $989.2K |
| 2012 | $814.8K | $814.8K |
| 2011 | $96.4K | $96.4K |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2011–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest contracts
- Sep 20, 2022$10.7M from Offices, Boards and Divisions: Expert witness5 To CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INC Award 15JATR22C00000032
- Jan 5, 2023$3.9M from Offices, Boards and Divisions: Expert witness6 To CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INC Award 15JATR23C00000027
- Nov 28, 2017$3.7M from Federal Trade Commission: Expert support services.7 To CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INC Award 29FTC118P0009
- Apr 22, 2025$3.7M from Internal Revenue Service: Expert witness services - international economics irs80 - approval date 4/3/20258 To CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INC Award 2023H225C00043
- Apr 25, 2023$3.5M from Federal Trade Commission: Expert services9 To CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INC Award 29FTC123C0035
Links
- Websitewww.cornerstone.com1
- WikipediaCornerstone Research
- WikidataQ5171680
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataCornerstone Research on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCornerstone Research on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsCornerstone Research logo by Cornerstone Research, Public domain
- 4USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: CORNERSTONE RESEARCH INC
- 5USAspending.gov15JATR22C00000032: Offices, Boards and Divisions
- 6USAspending.gov15JATR23C00000027: Offices, Boards and Divisions
- 7USAspending.gov29FTC118P0009: Federal Trade Commission
- 8USAspending.gov2023H225C00043: Internal Revenue Service
- 9USAspending.gov29FTC123C0035: Federal Trade Commission