Through our Asian Initiative, we actively work to recruit, develop, and retain Asian talent for BCG's offices in the United States. The goal of the initiative is to build awareness of BCG and consulting in general among professionals of Asian origin. Within BCG, initiative members participate in office-specific activities focused on the mentorship and development of our Asian consulting staff.
Moving forward, the Asian Initiative will focus on three key themes:
- Recruiting, developing, retaining , and building affiliation among the right mix of consultants and associates
- Finding and creating opportunities to build on the strengths and uniqueness of Asian professionals through client service
- Building a broader diversity community by partnering with the Black/African American, Hispanic, LGBT, and Women’s Initiatives
Building on the launch efforts by Rohan Sajdeh in 2006, this initiative is being restructured within the ethnic diversity program led by Reggie Gilyard, BCG Partner & Managing Director. The restructuring plan includes additional resources becoming more intimately involved in the support of this initiative. Jeanne Kwong Bickford, Rohan Sajdeh, and Andrew Gutierrez are BCG Partners and members of the Asian Initiative. Their profiles can be referenced below.
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Jeanne Kwong Bickford, Partner & Managing Director, New York City
Jeanne is a member of the Financial Institutions practice, focusing primarily on retail banking, wealth management, and consumer payments.
Before BCG, she was an analyst at Cornerstone Research, where she worked extensively in the financial institutions and antitrust practice areas. During her time there, she was involved in a precedent-setting court trial concerning the savings and loan industry bailout.
Jeanne graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Harvard University with a BA in economics. She has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she received a certificate in public management and was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
Rohan Sajdeh, Partner & Managing Director, Chicago
Rohan is a member of the Corporate Development and Consumer practices, and he previously served as recruiting director for the Chicago office.
Before BCG, he worked with Enron India in new business development and at Coca-Cola Amatil and the Lend Lease Corporation in management reporting/finance roles.
Rohan holds a master of management degree from Northwestern University (J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management), a master of philosophy degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge, and a bachelor of business degree with the University Medal from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Andrew Gutierrez, Partner & Managing Director, Washington D.C.
Andrew has worked in a wide range of industries, including retail, health care, telecom, energy, industrial goods, business services, government, and nonprofits. He is a member of the Retail practice.
Before joining the firm, Andrew worked for five years at the U.S. Treasury Department, where he developed national bank law and policy. He later worked in the strategy department at an Internet-based financial institution.
Andrew holds an MBA from The Wharton School, a JD from Stanford Law School, and a BA from the University of Virginia.