Orit Gadiesh
| Orit Gadiesh | |
|---|---|
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Orit Gadiesh at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. | |
| Born |
January 31, 1951[1] Haifa, Israel[2] |
| Citizenship |
Israeli United States |
| Alma mater |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (B.A) Harvard Business School [3](M.B.A) |
| Occupation | Management consultant |
| Employer |
Chairman, Bain & Company |
| Spouse(s) | Grenville Byford |
Orit Gadiesh (Hebrew: אורית גדיש) is an Israeli-American corporate strategist and chairman of management consulting firm Bain & Company.
Biography
Gadiesh was born in Haifa, Israel in 1951, the daughter of a Berlin-born Israel Defense Forces colonel and his Ukrainian-born wife. After completing her compulsory service in the IDF, serving in military intelligence, Gadiesh 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 and was awarded the Brown prize for the most outstanding marketing student.[4]
Forbes has listed her among the world's 100 most powerful women four times since 2004.[3] A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is the author of Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use.[5]
References
- ↑ "Orit Gadiesh - Freebase". Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ↑ Gadiesh, Orit. "Interview with Orit Gadiesh" (PDF). Harvard Business School. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- 1 2 "Orit Gadiesh's Forbes profile". Forbes.com LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ↑ "Orit Gadiesh". Forbes. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2009-11-23.