FAQ

• WHAT IS GLG?

  GLG is the World’s Insight Network, connecting professionals with first-hand expertise to help them make smarter decisions. Since 1998, we’ve pioneered a new way of working — one built on direct access to experience-based insight, delivered quickly and responsibly.

• HOW DOES GLG WORK?

  Clients come to GLG with complex questions while exploring a new strategy, product, segment, or direction. We connect them with vetted experts who have direct experience in the topic at hand. These connections may take the form of a direct call, a survey, bespoke research, events, content, or even a longer-term engagement.

• WHO ARE GLG CLIENTS?

  Our clients include the world’s leading and most influential companies across consulting, private equity, asset management, life sciences, technology, banks, and law firms. They rely on GLG to make informed, timely, and confident decisions, having worked with us for more than a decade on average.

• WHO ARE GLG EXPERTS?

  From former heads of state and executives to industry specialists and agriculturists, we bring you expert perspectives across global markets, geographies, and sectors, recruiting thousands of new experts weekly.

• HOW DOES GLG SELECT AND SCREEN EXPERTS?

  Using our proprietary data, our technology quickly surfaces high-precision matches with quality and volume, suggesting qualified experts or populations of experts for a client’s needs. That tech-enabled speed is matched with the human touch of our dedicated teams and rigorous compliance standards. Beyond enriching each connection, we identify background issues, quality concerns, or potential conflicts of interest that might make someone a poor fit for our network or for specific types of projects.

• CAN I JOIN AS AN EXPERT?

  Download the “GLG for Experts” mobile app to get started. We’re always looking for people with deep, unique experience who are excited to share their insights with leading decision makers.

• WHAT MAKES GLG DIFFERENT?

  GLG pioneered the first expert network, and a broader industry grew around us. We remain the undisputed market leader within the expert network industry for reasons including:

  • Our comprehensively broad and diverse product suite
  • Our end-to-end service and deep partnerships with our client base that includes the world’s leading and most influential organizations
  • Our extensive and deeply experienced expert network across global markets, geographies, and sectors
  • Our global presence serving clients with localized service across Europe, the Americas, and Asia
  • Our unmatched compliance standards
  • Our proprietary data and continued innovation

• WHAT ARE GLG’S COMPLIANCE STANDARDS?

  We built the industry’s compliance framework and continue to hold the highest standards. Clients choose us to operate confidently, knowing that we won’t make expert matches that compromise their security or integrity.

  Every expert in our network must complete training and agree to our rigorous policies. We also have a robust team of dedicated compliance professionals as well as technologies that monitor and manage potential conflicts.