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Bain & Company

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Global management consulting firm

Bain & Company is an American management consulting company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is one of the largest management consultancy firms in the world and provides advice to public, private and non-profit organizations.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded1
  • IndustryAdministrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, management consulting industry1
  • HeadquartersBoston1
  • Websitewww.bain.com
  • Legal formcorporation1

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350 Boylston Street - Boston MA
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Bain & Company is an American management consulting company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is one of the largest management consultancy firms in the world and provides advice to public, private and non-profit organizations. One of the Big Three management consultancies, Bain & Company was founded in 1973 by former group vice president of Boston Consulting Group Bill Bain and his colleagues, including Patrick F. Graham. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the firm grew rapidly. Bill Bain later spun off the alternative investment business into Bain Capital in 1984 and appointed Mitt Romney as its first chief executive. Bain experienced several setbacks and financial troubles from 1987 to the early 1990s. Romney and Orit Gadiesh are credited with returning the firm to profitability and growth in their sequential roles as the firm's CEO and chairman respectively.3

The story

Founded by Bill Bain in 1973.1

Leadership

Who has led Bain & Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Mitt Romney1991–1992
  2. Manny Maceda2017–2024
  3. Christophe De Vusser2024–now

Chair

  1. Orit Gadiesh1993–now
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Board members and other officers (1)

Employees over time

Bain & Company employees by year119.0K in 2026+171% since 2017
05.0K10.0K15.0K20.0K2017: 7.0K7.0K20172020: 13.0K13.0K2020+86%2026: 19.0K19.0K2026+46%
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Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2021$5.8B1

Timeline

  1. Jul 2024New chief executive Christophe De Vusser becomes CEO1
  2. Nov 2017New chief executive Manny Maceda becomes CEO1
  3. Jan 1991New chief executive Mitt Romney becomes CEO1
  4. 1973Founded Founded1

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