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Carl Stern

Investor

Advisor, ICI Fund at ICI

Greater Chicago Area

About

Carl Stern is an advisor at ICI Fund and the former president, CEO, and chairman of The Boston Consulting Group, where he spent 37 years. He later served as vice chairman of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and founded Carl W. Stern Associates LLC after retiring, advising on corporate strategy, organization design, and leadership succession. He holds a BA in economics from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford.

Experience

  1. Carl W. Stern Associates LLCChairmancurrent2014 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. BitPay, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
  3. NutriScience InnovationsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  4. Goldman SachsVice Chairman, Investment Banking Division2011 — 2014Chicago
  5. The Boston Consulting GroupChairman of the Board2004 — 2011
  6. The Boston Consulting GroupPresident & CEO1998 — 2003
  7. The Boston Consulting GroupPartner1980 — 1997
  8. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant1974 — 1980

Skills & more

Management Consulting16Strategy13Business Strategy16Corporate Development7Mergers & Acquisitions9Organizational Design10Executive Coaching2

From Carl's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

BitPay

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at ICI

Ari Goldfarb
EIR at ICI
Aviv Nizri
Principal at ICI
Ben Guiot
Industry Advisor at ICI
Ben Guiot, MD
Industry Advisor, ICI Fund at ICI
Bob Lembke
Advisor at ICI
Brad Hawkins
Advisor at ICI
David Jacques Farahi
Industry Advisor at ICI
David Kamien
Entrepreneur Advisor at ICI

Frequently asked questions

Who is Carl Stern?
Carl Stern is an advisor at ICI Fund and the former president, CEO, and chairman of The Boston Consulting Group, where he spent 37 years. He later served as vice chairman of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and founded Carl W. Stern Associates LLC after retiring, advising on corporate strategy, organization design, and leadership succession. He holds a BA in economics from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford.
Where does Carl Stern work?
Carl Stern is Advisor, ICI Fund at ICI.
What boards does Carl Stern sit on?
Carl Stern holds tracked board seats at BitPay.
Where did Carl Stern go to school?
Carl Stern studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Harvard University (BA, Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at BitPay, Inc.1

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