1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Loder, Drew & Associates: We consent to the inclusion of our report dated May 29, 1998, with respect to the balance sheets of Loder, Drew & Associates as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the related statements of earnings, shareholders' equity (deficiency), and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1997, which report appears in the Form 8-K of The Profit Recovery Group International, Inc. dated August 6, 1998. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Orange County, California August 12, 1998