Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our reports dated September 22, 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
Financial Data” and “Experts”.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
New York, New York
December 29, 2000
