Founded in 1997, Columbia Consulting Group has built a national reputation as a trusted provider of Contract Staffing and Workforce Solutions, serving Fortune 500 enterprises and mid-sized organizations across the United States. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Columbia combines the agility of a boutique firm with the strategic insight of a large-scale workforce partner.

Our leadership team brings over 30 years of proven experience in corporate management, staffing strategy, and enterprise consulting. Founders Sam Lehman and Doug Finlay leveraged their extensive Fortune 100 management and marketing backgrounds to create a firm rooted in service excellence, client partnership, and long-term value creation. Their leadership philosophy centers on understanding each client’s operational priorities, aligning talent solutions to business outcomes, and ensuring quality at every level of delivery.

Columbia’s management team has developed a mature organizational infrastructure comprising dedicated account managers, seasoned recruiters, and a highly efficient back-office support staff. This structure allows us to respond rapidly to changing client needs while maintaining precision, compliance, and consistency in every engagement.

As a certified diversity-owned company, Columbia Consulting Group is committed to inclusive hiring practices and supplier diversity goals that reflect the values of our clients. Over the years, we have earned the trust of leading organizations such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, TIAA, Prudential Financial, and Time Warner, providing them with highly skilled, certified professionals who strengthen in-house teams and drive ongoing initiatives forward.

Our longevity, leadership expertise, and relationship-focused approach distinguish Columbia Consulting Group as more than a staffing provider, we are a strategic partner dedicated to helping our clients achieve operational excellence and workforce agility in an evolving marketplace.

Our Abilities

At Columbia Consulting Group, our recruiting strength is the cornerstone of our success. We employ a team of highly skilled recruiters and account managers who bring deep industry knowledge, precision sourcing techniques, and a client-first mindset to every engagement. Each member of our recruiting organization is trained to identify, evaluate, and deliver top-tier talent that aligns not only with technical requirements but also with our clients’ culture and long-term business goals.

Our Process

Give us some time up front and we will get the right fit. Candidates are thoroughly screened using interviews, reference checks, skills testing and employment screening. We can provide candidates in 24 hours. Columbia is not a bureaucratic mega company. We offer flexibility large organizations cannot.

Industries We Serve

At Columbia Consulting Group, we deliver workforce and staffing solutions across a diverse range of industries, leveraging decades of cross-sector experience to meet each client’s specialized needs. Our adaptable delivery model and deep talent networks enable us to support organizations of all sizes from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 leaders across highly regulated and fast moving markets.

We proudly serve clients in the following sectors:

• Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences – Supplying highly skilled professionals for R&D, clinical operations, manufacturing, and quality assurance, with full adherence to cGMP and regulatory standards.

• Banking, Finance & Insurance – Delivering experienced talent in compliance, risk management, data analysis, and financial operations to support mission-critical initiatives.

• Healthcare – Providing administrative, clinical, and technical professionals who enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and system integration.

• Education – Supporting public and private institutions with skilled staff in administration, IT, and academic program coordination.

• Energy & Utilities – Staffing engineering, project management, and environmental compliance roles critical to infrastructure modernization and sustainability goals.

• Government & Public Sector – Partnering with federal, state, and local agencies to provide qualified personnel who ensure program continuity, compliance, and service delivery.

• Retail & Consumer Services – Supplying flexible staffing for logistics, supply chain, merchandising, and customer service operations.

• Manufacturing & Industrial – Providing technical, production, and quality professionals to optimize efficiency and meet evolving production demands.

While our core expertise lies in these industries, Columbia’s flexible model and experienced recruiting team allow us to tailor solutions to virtually any sector. Our ability to adapt to evolving market conditions and workforce trends ensures that each client receives a customized, results-driven staffing partnership aligned to their business objectives.