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==Biography==
==Biography==
Gadiesh was born in [[Haifa]], Israel in 1951, the daughter of a [[Berlin]]-born [[Israel Defense Forces]] colonel and his Ukrainian-born wife. After completing her compulsory service in the IDF, serving in military intelligence, Gadiesh studied at [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], graduating in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Gadiesh graduated from [[Harvard Business School]] in 1977 in the top 5 percent of her class and was awarded the Brown prize for the most outstanding marketing student.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/orit-gadiesh/ |title=Orit Gadiesh |publisher=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
Gadiesh was born in [[Haifa]], Israel in 1951, the daughter of a [[Berlin]]-born [[Israel Defense Forces]] colonel and his Ukrainian-born wife. After completing her compulsory service in the IDF Gadiesh studied at [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], graduating in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Gadiesh graduated from [[Harvard Business School]] in 1977 in the top 5 percent of her class and was awarded the Brown prize for the most outstanding marketing student.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/orit-gadiesh/ |title=Orit Gadiesh |publisher=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>


''[[Forbes]]'' has listed her among the world's [[Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women|100 most powerful women]] four times since 2004.<ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web|url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/orit-gadiesh/87273|title=Orit Gadiesh's Forbes profile|publisher=Forbes.com LLC|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is the author of ''Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use''.<ref name="PEbook">{{cite book|last=Gadiesh|first=Orit|author2=Hugh MacArthur|title=Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use|publisher=Harvard Business Publishing|date=Jan 4, 2008|pages=136|isbn=978-1-4221-2495-6|url=http://harvardbusiness.org/product/lessons-from-private-equity-any-company-can-use/an/2495-HBK-ENG|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>
''[[Forbes]]'' has listed her among the world's [[Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women|100 most powerful women]] four times since 2004.<ref name="ForbesProfile">{{cite web|url=http://people.forbes.com/profile/orit-gadiesh/87273|title=Orit Gadiesh's Forbes profile|publisher=Forbes.com LLC|accessdate=23 November 2009}}</ref> A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is the author of ''Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use''.<ref name="PEbook">{{cite book|last=Gadiesh|first=Orit|author2=Hugh MacArthur|title=Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use|publisher=Harvard Business Publishing|date=Jan 4, 2008|pages=136|isbn=978-1-4221-2495-6|url=http://harvardbusiness.org/product/lessons-from-private-equity-any-company-can-use/an/2495-HBK-ENG|accessdate=2009-11-23}}</ref>

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Orit Gadiesh
Orit Gadiesh at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Born (1951-01-31) January 31, 1951 (age 73)[1]
Haifa, Israel[2]
CitizenshipIsraeli
United States
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem (BA)
Harvard Business School [3](MBA)
OccupationManagement consultant
Employer(s)Chairman,
Bain & Company
SpouseGrenville Byford

Orit Gadiesh (Hebrew: אורית גדיש born January 31, 1951) is an Israeli-American corporate strategist, and chairman of management consulting firm Bain & Company.

Biography

Gadiesh was born in Haifa, Israel in 1951, the daughter of a Berlin-born Israel Defense Forces colonel and his Ukrainian-born wife. After completing her compulsory service in the IDF Gadiesh studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduating in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Gadiesh graduated from Harvard Business School in 1977 in the top 5 percent of her class and was awarded the Brown prize for the most outstanding marketing student.[4]

Forbes has listed her among the world's 100 most powerful women four times since 2004.[3] A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is the author of Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Orit Gadiesh - Freebase". Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ Gadiesh, Orit. "Interview with Orit Gadiesh" (PDF). Harvard Business School. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Orit Gadiesh's Forbes profile". Forbes.com LLC. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Orit Gadiesh". Forbes. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Gadiesh, Orit; Hugh MacArthur (Jan 4, 2008). Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use. Harvard Business Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-4221-2495-6. Retrieved 2009-11-23.


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