Orit Gadiesh
Orit Gadiesh | |
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 Gadiesh in 2010 | |
| Born | Orit Grunfeld January 31, 1951[1] |
| Citizenship | Israeli United States |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Management consultant |
| Employer | Chairman of Bain & Company |
| Spouse | Grenville 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Orit Gadiesh – Freebase". Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Gadiesh, Orit. "Interview with Orit Gadiesh" (PDF). Harvard Business School. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Orit Gadiesh". Bain. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Chapter 1: Finding True North The Stories of David Kenny and Orit Gadiesh" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Orit Gadiesh". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Orit Gadiesh's Forbes profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Leadership and Governance - World Economic Forum".
- ^ "MIT Corporation elects 12 term members, three life members". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Orit Gadiesh | the MIT Corporation".
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