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 ofBain & Company |
| Spouse | Grenville Byford |
Orit Gadiesh(Hebrew:אורית גדישborn January 31, 1951) is anIsraeli-Americancorporate strategist and Chairman ofmanagement consultingfirmBain & Companysince 1993.[3]
Biography
[edit]Gadiesh was born Orit Grunfeld inHaifa,Israel, in 1951, to aBerlin-bornIsrael Defense ForcesColonelFalk Gadiesh (né Grunfeld) and his Ukrainian-born wife Pninah, anurse.Her family changed the surnameGrunfeldto its Hebrew equivalentGadieshafter requested byDavid Ben-Gurion.[4]She completed her compulsory IDF service in the office of the Deputy Chief of StaffEzer Weizman.She then studied atHebrew University of Jerusalem,graduating in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Gadiesh graduated fromHarvard Business Schoolin 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 ofBain & Companyin July 1993 and has been at the helm for over 30 years.[6]
Forbeshas listed her among the world's100 most powerful womenfour times since 2004.[7]A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is co-author ofLessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use.[8]
Gadiesh is a member of the Board of Trustees of theWorld Economic Forum.[9]In May 2020, Gadish was elected as a term member ofMIT Corporation.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^"Orit Gadiesh – Freebase".Archived fromthe originalon 17 January 2012.Retrieved23 November2009.
- ^Gadiesh, Orit."Interview with Orit Gadiesh"(PDF).Harvard Business School.Retrieved23 November2009.
- ^"Orit Gadiesh".Bain.Retrieved2024-08-05.
- ^"Chapter 1: Finding True North The Stories of David Kenny and Orit Gadiesh"(PDF).Retrieved2024-08-05.
- ^"Orit Gadiesh".Forbes.Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2012.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
- ^Rifkin, Glenn (1994-05-01)."Profile; Don't Ever Judge This Consultant by Her Cover".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2024-08-05.
- ^"Orit Gadiesh's Forbes profile".Forbes.Archived fromthe originalon July 21, 2009.Retrieved23 November2009.
- ^Gadiesh, Orit; Hugh MacArthur (Jan 4, 2008).Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use.Harvard Business Publishing. p. 136.ISBN978-1-4221-2495-6.Archived fromthe originalon August 12, 2011.Retrieved2009-11-23.
- ^"Leadership and Governance - World Economic Forum".
- ^"MIT Corporation elects 12 term members, three life members".MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology.2020-05-29.Retrieved2024-08-05.
- ^"Orit Gadiesh | the MIT Corporation".
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