Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our reports dated May 4, 2000, accompanying the
financial statements and Schedule II, of KPMG Consulting,
Inc. (successor to the consulting business of KPMG LLP) contained
in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the
use of the aforementioned reports in the Registration Statement
and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under
the captions “Selected Combined and Proforma Financial
Data” and “Experts”.
GRANT THORNTON LLP
New York, New York
May 4, 2000
