| Type | Employee-owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Management consulting and Technology services |
| Founded | Skokie, Illinois (1971) |
| Founder(s) | Rick Forsythe Jim McArthur |
| Headquarters | Skokie, Illinois, USA |
| Number of locations | 50 (2009) |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | William P. Brennan, President & CEO |
| Revenue | US$ 687.8 million (2009)[1] |
| Operating income | US$ 16.9 million (2009) |
| Total assets | US$ 503.0 million (2009) |
| Total equity | US$ 48.4 million (2009) |
| Employees | 890 (2008) |
| Subsidiaries | Forsythe Federal Solutions Corp. Forsythe International, Inc. Forsythe McArthur Associates, Inc. Forsythe Solutions Group, Inc. Forsythe Technology Canada, Inc. Information Security Technology, Inc. (IST) |
| Website | forsythe.com |
Forsythe Technology, Inc. is a management consulting and technology services company located in Skokie, Illinois.
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The company was founded in 1971 under the name Forsythe McArthur. With $200 in capital and a telephone on a dining room table as an office, founder Rick Forsythe and partner Jim McArthur start the company. In 1980, Jim McArthur sells his half of the company to Rick Forsythe. In 1982, Forsythe opens its first two offices outside of Illinois—in Georgia and Wisconsin. In 1988, the employee stock ownership program is established. In 2006, employees purchased the company from Rick Forsythe.
Forsythe has received many awards and recognition, including many top IT industry awards. Some awards and recognition include VARBusiness 500, Monitor 100, Crain's Chicago Business "Best Places to Work in Chicago,” Chicago Tribune "Top 100 Workplaces in Chicago," Computerworld "100 Best Places to Work in IT" and Consulting Top 10 “Best Small Firms to Work For.”