Exponent (consulting Firm)

Exponent (consulting Firm)

Exponent (NASDAQ: EXPO) is an engineering and scientific consulting firm that provides solutions to complex technical problems. Exponent has a multidisciplinary team of scientists, physicians, engineers, and business consultants which performs in-depth research and analysis in more than 90 technical disciplines. The company operates 20 offices in the United States and 5 offices overseas. Until 1998, it was known as Failure Analysis Associates and its holding company, The Failure Group, Inc., was traded as the symbol FAIL. It was founded in 1967 by five PhD level researchers from Stanford University and today employs over 900 people, including more than 400 PhD's and MD's. Although the company is mostly recognized for their roles in major accident investigations and failure analysis, the firm also provides a variety of engineering, environmental, health science and economics consulting services.