Bill Bain (consultant)

William Worthington "Bill" Bain, Jr. (born 1937) is a management consultant, known for his role as one of the founders of the management consultancy that bears his name, Bain & Company. Prior to founding Bain & Company, Bill Bain was a Vice-President at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Biography

William Bain was born in 1937 in Johnson City, Tennessee, to a food wholesaler. He attended East Tennessee State College for two years before transferring to Vanderbilt University. He graduated in 1959, earning Phi Beta Kappa honors, with a degree in history. In this capacity, he met Bruce Henderson, the founder of the Boston Consulting Group. After meeting...
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