We help organizations make better decisions with better evidence — across the strategy, operations, and technology work that turns intent into outcomes.
Service lines
Setting direction and getting work done. Strategic planning, program design, project leadership, and the change management that makes new things stick.
Browse this focus →02Operational, programmatic, and compliance support for Medicaid Managed Care Entities and the health plans serving public program members.
Browse this focus →03Helping organizations assess, govern, train on, and build with AI — from first prototype to production deployment, with the policy infrastructure to do it responsibly.
Browse this focus →04Building people. Curriculum design, training delivery, coaching, and team development across every level — individual contributors through senior leadership.
Browse this focus →05Custom software, data analytics, partner data entry portals, dashboards, and training videos — built for real workflows, with documentation your staff can actually follow.
Browse this focus →06Connecting organizations to the people who matter — staff, partners, members, and communities — through conversations, materials, video, and events.
Browse this focus →07Making work flow. Process mapping, SOP development, and automation — for organizations where the day-to-day work has outgrown how it's structured.
Browse this focus →08Meeting the standards regulators, funders, and customers require — without grinding daily operations to a halt or burning out the compliance team.
Browse this focus →Who we are
KP is a small, experienced consulting firm. Every engagement is led by a principal — you work directly with the people doing the thinking.
A small, experienced consulting firm founded in Indianapolis in 2010 — rooted in evidence and delivered with care.
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Consultants with deep domain expertise across evaluation, PM, training, and tech.
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A flexible, values-driven place to grow. We hire experienced consultants who want to do meaningful work.
Read more →Our work
From statewide evaluations to nonprofit strategy to enterprise software, we bring the same standard to every project: clarity, rigor, and follow-through.
Featured
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State agency
Analysis of the full economic impact of the agency spending and distributions across communities throughout Indiana.
Read the case →Community-based youth employment program
Annual evaluator of a community-based youth employment program, in partnership with faculty and graduate students from a local university. KP collaborated with our client to define research questions and conducted administrative data analysis, focus groups and key informant interviews to inform annual recommendations for program improvements.
Read the case →State Medicaid agency
Multi-year implementation of a new statewide Medicaid Management Information System, with KP serving on the project management office team overseeing coordination across agencies, vendors, and federal requirements.
Read the case →KP in the community
The firm’s civic commitments show up in how we pick engagements, who we hire, and how we spend the time that is not on a client project.
KP consultants serve on the boards of several Indiana nonprofits, including education, health, and youth-development organizations.
Each year, KP donates a limited amount of evaluation time to local nonprofits working in areas aligned with our team’s expertise.
Kathy and KP team members mentor early-career women founders entering public-sector and consulting practice.
What clients say
“I've been working with Koehler Partners for six years and each time I am greeted with professionalism, organization, and thoughtfully guided conversation. It's been a pleasure and I look forward to continuing our partnership.”
Meredith Beck · Account Manger, Bright Ideas
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Whether you’re scoping a new evaluation, hiring a PM to get a program on track, or exploring a partnership — we’d love to hear what you’re working on.
