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Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work® recognized Freed Associates (Freed) as one of the 2026 Best Small Workplaces™. The recognition underscores the firm’s ongoing commitment to fostering a supportive, high-performing culture where employees and clients succeed together.
The Fortune Best Small Workplaces list is highly competitive. Companies that make the list are evaluated by Great Place to Work using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback, measuring key elements such as trust in leadership, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie across the organization. The recognition reflects a workplace experience built on trust, respect, collaboration, and a shared commitment to improving healthcare.
“Our people are at the center of everything we do and are the key to our ongoing success,” said Allie Freed, CEO of Freed Associates. “We’re proud to build on a strong foundation where employees feel supported, challenged, and connected to meaningful work. We see time and again that when our teams are engaged and empowered, they deliver the value our clients expect and deserve.”
At Freed, employees work alongside healthcare providers, payers, and public sector organizations to address some of the most complex strategic and operational challenges facing healthcare today. The firm’s hands-on, collaborative approach gives consultants the opportunity to make a tangible difference — whether supporting large-scale transformations, improving access to care, or advancing equity across diverse populations.
Freed continues to invest in employee growth and well-being, including professional development, individualized employee support, and flexible ways of working that enable teams to thrive in a dynamic healthcare environment. These efforts reinforce a culture where individuals feel respected not only for what they deliver, but for how they contribute to the firm’s mission and help clients positively impact the communities they serve.
“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Freed Associates stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”
About the Fortune Best Small Workplaces™ List
Great Place To Work selected the Fortune Best Small Workplaces List by surveying companies employing 8.2 million people in the U.S., with 1.3 million confidential responses received. Of those, more than 31,000 responses were received from employees at companies eligible for the Best Small Workplaces list, and this ranking is based on that feedback. Company scores are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the employee experience questions within the Great Place To Work Trust Index™ Survey. Read the full methodology.
About Great Place to Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and For All™ Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.
About Fortune
Fortune upholds a legacy of award-winning writing and trusted reporting for executives who want to make business better. Independently owned, with a global perspective and digital agility, Fortune tells the stories of a new generation of innovators, builders, and risk takers. Online and in print, Fortune measures corporate performance through rigorous benchmarks and holds companies accountable. Fortune creates communities by convening true thought leaders and iconoclasts — those who shape industry, commerce, and society — through powerful and prestigious lists, events, and conferences.
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