Orit Gadiesh

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Orit Gadiesh
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Born (1951-01-31) January 31, 1951 (age 73)[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]

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