Grant Thornton Advisors Invests $1 Billion in AI Tools to Enhance Multinational Workforce Productivity.

Grant Thornton Advisors is investing $1 billion in AI tools and technology to arm its multinational workforce with powerful productivity-enhancing tools. The investment will provide significant productivity gains, particularly with the rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot, which will help professionals across the platform save time, balance workloads, and make more informed decisions. The investment marks a strategic move towards a future-ready technology infrastructure that addresses market demands and fuels organizational growth.

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (Grant Thornton Advisors) has announced a significant investment of $1 billion over three years to provide powerful AI tools and technology to its entire workforce. The initiative aims to enhance productivity and deliver innovative, high-quality accounting, tax, and advisory services across its multinational platform, which spans from the Americas to Europe and the Middle East [1].

The investment marks a strategic move towards creating a future-ready technology infrastructure, built around integrated systems that address market demands and fuel organizational growth. The rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot is a key component of this strategy, expected to generate significant productivity gains for the platform's professionals [1].

Microsoft 365 Copilot will be rolled out to over 13,500 professionals across 60 multinational offices, complementing an earlier pilot project that involved a 400-person cohort. The AI tool is designed to help professionals save time, balance workloads, and make more informed decisions by integrating seamlessly with Grant Thornton data sources and Microsoft apps [1].

Jim Peko, CEO of Grant Thornton Advisors, emphasized the importance of empowering the workforce with the right tools. "This isn’t just about investing in AI and technology, it’s about investing in our people," he said. "We’re giving every professional across our multinational platform the kinds of tools they need to work smarter, faster, and in keeping with their individual styles" [1].

Mike Kempe, chief information officer at Grant Thornton Advisors, echoed this sentiment, highlighting that the investment ensures every person on the platform has AI and technology resources at the ready. "The Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout will help our people save time, balance their workloads, and make more insightful decisions," he said [1].

This investment is part of a broader strategy to build a full-service platform amplified by AI and advanced technologies. According to Tom Puthiyamadam, managing partner for Advisory Services in the U.S., "Investing in tools such as Copilot is a critical next step in this effort and part of a steady cadence of innovations that will help us provide clients with novel solutions to whatever challenges lie ahead" [1].

Grant Thornton Advisors' embrace of AI is supported by its recent investment led by New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm with approximately $55 billion in assets under management. According to Andre Moura and Nikhil Devulapalli, managing directors at New Mountain Capital, "We are proud to support this major AI investment as Grant Thornton Advisors builds out one of the strongest technology-enabled platforms in the accounting profession" [1].

Over the past year, Grant Thornton Advisors has made notable progress implementing a phased AI maturity model across its platform. In May, it launched CompliAI™, a proprietary AI solution that uses advanced capabilities and a custom-trained large-language model to help clients control and assess risks. Accounting Today magazine named Grant Thornton Advisors one of its 2025 Best Firms for Technology, citing the firm's successful technology strategy [1].

Brian Willson, vice president at Microsoft, praised Grant Thornton Advisors' digital transformation journey. "Grant Thornton Advisors is accelerating its digital transformation journey by deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot across its platform’s entire workforce. This move reflects the firm’s commitment to innovation and its focus on delivering tech-forward professional services" [1].

Grant Thornton Advisors established its multinational, multidisciplinary platform in January 2025, with transactions announced with several full-service accounting and consulting firms to join the platform. Additionally, the firm recently acquired Auxis and announced a transaction to add Stax to its platform [1].

References:
[1] https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250904414830/grant-thornton-advisors-investing-1-billion-to-arm-the-multinational-workforce-across-its-platform-with-powerful-ai-tools-and-technology
[2] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/grant-thornton-advisors-investing-1-160000444.html