Orit Gadiesh (Hebrew: אורית גדיש born January 31, 1951) is an Israeli-American corporate strategist and chairperson of management consulting firm Bain & Company.
Orit Gadiesh | |
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Born | [1] | January 31, 1951
Citizenship | Israeli United States |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Occupation | Management consultant |
Employer(s) | Chairperson, Bain & Company |
Gadiesh was born in Haifa, Israel, in 1951, the daughter of a Berlin-born Israel Defense Forces Colonel Falk Gadiesh and his Ukrainian-born wife Pninah, a nurse. After completing her compulsory service in the IDF, in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Ezer Weizman, 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 (Baker Scholar) and was awarded the Brown prize for the most outstanding marketing student.[3]
Forbes has listed her among the world's 100 most powerful women four times since 2004.[4] A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is co-author of Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use.[5]