The term “local led development” has now been embraced by the international development community, and Kaizen continues it’s commitment to creating the world we imagined when we were founded.

Kaizen catalyzes locally led institutional and social improvements, facilitates peer-to-peer learning, and spurs entrepreneurship to create sustainable opportunities for people around the world.

Kaizen’s values and vision echo across our diverse and passionate team. In addition to our Washington, DC-based staff, we have multiple field teams and engage emerging development professionals through our associate program.

Our company name, Kaizen, is a Japanese concept meaning “ongoing improvement at all levels, at all times.” Since 2004, Kaizen has built a culture of continuous change for the better through innovative approaches and relentless hard work.

Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company catalyzes locally-led institutional improvements, facilitates peer-to-peer learning, spurs entrepreneurship, and provides sustainable opportunities for people around the world.

Those who experience success at Kaizen are not afraid to take on new challenges and contribute to providing solutions to any given issues. We are led by our Vision, Mission and Core Values, and have found that anyone who can align with them will find Kaizen the right place for them.

Kaizen brings a “service line first” approach to project design. By focusing first on tailoring our service lines to the situation and then our technical sectors, we create projects that are the “right fit” to the situation.

Tetra Tech’s greatest impact on the world is through the projects we perform in communities around the globe. In partnership with our clients, we are improving lives and creating a more sustainable future.

Kaizen empowers USAID programs with cutting-edge learning analytics, driving integration, adaptation, and innovation for transformative development outcomes in Ethiopia and Djibouti.

Prior to joining the Kaizen Company, Brad was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company with an industry focus on healthcare and a functional focus on organizational development, as well as the Component Leader of a flagship USAID economic growth program with responsibility for investment promotion, business association development ...