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Watson Wyatt traces its roots back to the oldest actuarial firm in the world.
Reuben Watson formed the U.K. actuarial firm R Watson & Sons in 1878. By the 1910s, the firm was the lead advisor to the government on social insurance programs. Over the years, the firm has expanded throughout Europe, building on its long history of serving the U.K.’s largest companies.
In 1946, B.E. Wyatt and seven co-founders established The Wyatt Company as an actuarial consulting firm. Over the next several decades, the U.S.-based firm branched out into other service lines, including health care and compensation consulting. In the 1980s, the firm broadened its global reach, establishing offices throughout Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
In 1995, the two firms formed a global alliance and began operating as Watson Wyatt Worldwide. In 2000, the U.S.-based arm of the alliance completed a successful initial public offering and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: WW). In August 2005, the two firms formally combined into one.
Today, Watson Wyatt Worldwide has nearly $1.8 billion in revenue and 7,600 associates in 32 countries. The firm is the trusted business partner to the world's leading organizations on people and financial issues. We have exceptional global strength, serving more of the world’s 300 largest pension plans than any other consulting firm.
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