MBA Consultant (Antitrust & Competition)

About The Role

As an MBA Consultant, you are a versatile strategist who owns analytical workstreams, adapts quickly across problem types, and synthesizes insights for high-stakes decision-making. With a specialization in Antitrust & Competition, you apply economic theory, industrial organization, econometrics, and strategic analysis to complex litigation, regulatory investigations, merger reviews, and competition-related business questions. Your work helps clients, experts, and legal teams evaluate competitive dynamics, assess economic impact, and develop evidence-based conclusions. Keystone teams are interdisciplinary, and while Antitrust & Competition may be your primary area of expertise, you will work across a wide range of problems and practice areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Own analytical workstreams that support litigation, regulatory, and merger matters, translating complex competition questions into actionable case strategies.
• Partner with senior team members, experts, and clients to evaluate evidence, refine economic narratives, and assess strategic implications.
• Manage and review Associate-level work, ensuring analytical rigor, efficiency, and quality of execution.
• Develop clear, persuasive deliverables that connect economic evidence to case theories and client objectives.
• Design and execute quantitative and econometric analyses using Python, R, or Stata. Analyze transactional, pricing, market, and customer-level data to assess competitive effects, market dynamics, and economic damages.
• Evaluate the robustness of findings, test alternative assumptions, and communicate key limitations and risks.
• Conduct targeted research on markets, industries, economic literature, and regulatory precedent to inform case strategy and analytical design.
• Apply competition economics principles to real-world market behavior and translate economic theory into practical frameworks. Synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence to develop well-supported conclusions and recommendations.

What You’ll Bring

• Education & Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy, or a closely related field from a top university (target GPA 3.7+).
  • Master's degree in Economics, Econometrics, Analytics, Data Science, or a related field a plus.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in economic consulting, strategy consulting, competition economics, litigation consulting, regulatory analysis, or strategy-oriented roles.
  • Demonstrated experience owning discrete projects or workstreams.
  • Exposure to antitrust litigation, merger review, competition policy, regulatory investigations, or market strategy engagements.
  • Evidence of academic or leadership excellence (e.g., honors, Dean's List, leadership roles).
• Economic & Quantitative Skills:
  • Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently structure analytical approaches.
  • Proficiency in Python, R, or Stata, with experience working with large, complex datasets.
  • Experience applying econometric techniques such as regression analysis, panel data methods, causal inference, forecasting, or market modeling.
  • Strong grounding in microeconomics, industrial organization, and competition economics, with the ability to apply economic principles to questions of market structure, pricing, competitive effects, and antitrust enforcement.
  • Ability to translate ambiguous legal, regulatory, or business questions into structured analyses and actionable insights.
• Communication & Mindset:
  • Clear, structured communicator with the ability to connect economic analysis to legal, regulatory, and business implications.
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving workstreams forward with limited guidance.
  • Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members and reviewing work for quality.
  • Strong ownership mindset with bias toward action and accountability for outcomes.
  • Coachable, growth-oriented, and motivated to develop toward an Engagement Manager trajectory.
  • Clear interest in antitrust, litigation consulting, and Keystone's problem space.

Benefits

• Annual Salary Range: $140,000—$198,000 USD
• Actual Compensation within the range will depend upon the level the individual is hired into based on their skills, experience, and qualifications.
• In addition to annual salary, we provide an annual discretionary bonus, 401k contribution, and competitive benefits package.