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
- Carl W. Stern Associates LLCChairmancurrent2014 β presentGreater Chicago Area
- BitPay, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 β presentGreater Atlanta Area
- NutriScience InnovationsBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Goldman SachsVice Chairman, Investment Banking Division2011 β 2014Chicago
- The Boston Consulting GroupChairman of the Board2004 β 2011
- The Boston Consulting GroupPresident & CEO1998 β 2003
- The Boston Consulting GroupPartner1980 β 1997
- The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant1974 β 1980
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1972 β 1974
- Harvard UniversityBA, Economics1964 β 1968
Skills & more
Management Consulting16Strategy13Business Strategy16Corporate Development7Mergers & Acquisitions9Organizational Design10Executive Coaching2
From Carl's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Harvard University1,173
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at BitPay, Inc.1
Also worked at NutriScience Innovations2
Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,186
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group681
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Investments
Board seats
BitPay
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