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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of our report dated April 16, 1999 with respect to the consolidated
balance sheet of Sapient Corporation as of December 31, 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1998, and
the consolidated financial statement schedule as of and for the two years ended
December 31, 1998, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999.
KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
September 12, 2000