Carl W. Stern Jr.
Chairman of the Board
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
Carl Stern is chairman of the board of the Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG). Widely recognized as the pioneer in the field of corporate strategy, BCG is a global management consulting firm that advises clients on issues of direction and performance. The firm comprises some 3,3200 consultants in 63 offices in 37 countries.
Mr. Stern joined BCG in 1974. He began as a consultant in the San Francisco office, transferred to London in 1978, and led the firm's Chicago office from 1981 to 1991. He headed BCG's Americas region from 1991 to 1997, serving on the firm's executive committee. In 1998, Mr. Stern was elected president and CEO, a position that he held until 2003. He now serves, with John Clarkeson, as co-chairman.
Mr. Stern serves on the boards of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, the Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has been a member, advisor, or trustee of several organizations; among them are the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rush University Medical Center, the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago, The Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicago Club, and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Prior to joining BCG, Mr. Stern served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant. He graduated from Harvard, cum laude, with a BA in economics. He earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1974.
