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Orit Gadiesh

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Orit Gadiesh
Gadiesh in 2010
Born
Orit Grunfeld

(1951-01-31) January 31, 1951 (age 73)[1]
Haifa, Israel[2]
CitizenshipIsraeli
United States
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
OccupationManagement consultant
EmployerChairman of Bain & Company
SpouseGrenville Byford

Orit Gadiesh (Hebrew: אורית גדיש born January 31, 1951) is an Israeli-American corporate strategist and Chairman of management consulting firm Bain & Company since 1993.[3]

Biography

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Gadiesh was born Orit Grunfeld in Haifa, Israel, in 1951, to a Berlin-born Israel Defense Forces Colonel Falk Gadiesh (né Grunfeld) and his Ukrainian-born wife Pninah, a nurse. Her family changed the surname Grunfeld to its Hebrew equivalent Gadiesh after requested by David Ben-Gurion.[4] She completed her compulsory IDF service in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Ezer Weizman. She then studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduating in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Gadiesh graduated from Harvard Business School in 1977 in the top 5 percent of her class (Baker Scholar) and was awarded the Brown prize for the most outstanding marketing student.[5] She was elected chairman of Bain & Company in July 1993 and has been at the helm for over 30 years.[6]

Forbes has listed her among the world's 100 most powerful women four times since 2004.[7] A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is co-author of Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use.[8]

Gadiesh is a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.[9] In May 2020, Gadish was elected as a term member of MIT Corporation.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Orit Gadiesh – Freebase". Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ Gadiesh, Orit. "Interview with Orit Gadiesh" (PDF). Harvard Business School. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Orit Gadiesh". Bain. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  4. ^ "Chapter 1: Finding True North The Stories of David Kenny and Orit Gadiesh" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  5. ^ "Orit Gadiesh". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  6. ^ Rifkin, Glenn (1994-05-01). "Profile; Don't Ever Judge This Consultant by Her Cover". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  7. ^ "Orit Gadiesh's Forbes profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  8. ^ Gadiesh, Orit; Hugh MacArthur (Jan 4, 2008). Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use. Harvard Business Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-4221-2495-6. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  9. ^ "Leadership and Governance - World Economic Forum".
  10. ^ "MIT Corporation elects 12 term members, three life members". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  11. ^ "Orit Gadiesh | the MIT Corporation".