Adam Farber is the Global Leader of BCG's health care business. Previously, he served for four years as the North and South America lead for the Health Care practice.

Since joining BCG in 1998, Adam's client work has focused on the health care value chain including biopharma, medical technology and devices, providers, payers, health systems, and foundations. In this capacity, he has been part of global client teams based in the US, Asia, and Europe. His work has covered strategy, operations, and organizational topics, including vision and mission development, corporate and divisional strategy, analytics strategy for business acceleration, business and operating model transformation, manufacturing strategy, supply chain analytics and performance optimization, post-merger integration, and private-equity due diligence.

Adam has written articles for the industry journal Pharmaceutical Executive, and contributed a chapter to the BCG book, Own the Future: 50 Ways to Win from The Boston Consulting Group.

Prior to joining BCG, Adam worked at the management consultancy Lochridge & Company.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, with concentration in finance, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  • BA, magna cum laude, Dartmouth College

Publications and Videos

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Health Care’s New Reality Is Dynamic, Digital—and Here to Stay

What challenges does the future hold for a fast-evolving sector that has undergone decades of change in the past 18 months?
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Three Paths to the Future

Three strategies for fighting the coronavirus and restarting economies have emerged. The most popular one is the most unstable.
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Critical Priorities for Pharma and Medtech in Response to COVID-19

In their response to COVID-19, pharma and medtech companies have been true to their purpose. They now face questions that go beyond addressing the virus itself.
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How Three Leaders Are Building Their Teams and Boosting Results

Traditional leadership models are out of date. It’s time to do things differently.
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Rethinking Operations for a Two-Speed World

To succeed in both high- and low-growth markets, companies must rethink every aspect of their operations, BCG contends in a report published jointly with Knowledge@Wharton.
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Lean Comes to Pharma

Lean practices have much to offer biopharma—but realizing those benefits hinges on proper implementation. The keys are an incremental approach and engagement of frontline staff.
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The Downturn: Thinking Smaller and Smarter

In a downturn, well-executed lean programs can cut production cycle times and quality costs by half—and quick wins can deliver much of these savings.
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Seven Steps to a Leaner Organization

Getting smaller requires big thinking. To drive real organizational change, lean programs must be ambitious and far-reaching.
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