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<p>Because they’re consulting about * management * topics. The truth is, jmanagement skills are highly transferrable across industries. That’s why you can have managers move across industries successfully. As a historical example, when IBM was in crisis in the early 90’s, they brought in Lou Gerstner, a man who had precisely zero experience in the technology industry, having previously served as CEO of RJR Nabisco, and before that, President of American Express, and before that, a long time consultant at McKinsey. Gerstner is widely credited with saving IBM from bankruptcy. Gerstner’s lack of experience with the tech industry was not a problem, in fact, it was probably a good thing, as it meant that he had a fresh outsider’s perspective. That was clearly a lot better than former IBM CEO’s John Opel and John Akers who had decades of experience at IBM and basically ran the company into the ground.</p>