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Vanessa Lyon is a member of the leadership team of Boston Consulting Group’s Technology & Digital Advantage practice where she leads cybersecurity and digital risk globally.

In her 19 years at BCG, Vanessa has accumulated extensive expertise in large-scale tech transformations in all industries. She co-founded the firm's Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) offer and has held several leadership roles including global Tech & Digital Advantage people chair, head of France business development team, leader for technology topics in industrial goods, and most recently, global offer leader for IoT and Web3.

Vanessa is an expert in the IT, Internet of Things, and digital arenas and has led a number of major programs from ideation to implementation. Within the automotive, industrial and transportation sectors, she has worked not only on IT transformation programs, but also on business models and product innovation, post-merger integration, cost performance, and large-scale digital transformations.

Vanessa has a wide-ranging technology background from mainframe to GenAI platform development, and from ERP recovery to the establishment of digital and AI factories. She is particularly passionate about connected products and enablement of tech delivery.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MSc, industrial management, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
  • MSc, economics and applied mathematics, École Polytechnique

Publications and Videos

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Most Large-Scale Tech Programs Fail—Here’s How to Succeed

BCG’s latest research shows that more than two-thirds of large-scale tech programs are not expected to be delivered on time or within budget or to meet their defined scope.
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What Cybersecurity Leaders Get Right

Cyber threats are increasing in severity, frequency, and creativity. New research shows how CISOs are shoring up their defenses—and where they need to redouble their efforts.
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Cybersecurity Has a Talent Shortage. Here’s How to Close the Gap

By embracing future-ready workforce practices to close the cybersecurity talent gap, employers will be in a better position to capitalize on opportunities and address emerging threats.
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GenAI Can’t Scale Without Responsible AI

GenAI agents need to handle tasks responsibly, accurately, and swiftly in multiple languages, addressing potentially millions of specifications across hundreds of thousands of products.
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The High-Stakes Race to Build Affordable B-Segment EVs in Europe

Five strategies automakers can deploy to lower manufacturing costs and tap into a profitable European market for smaller electric vehicles.
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How to Deal with Exponential Complexity in Automotive Engineering

While the automotive industry has been dealing with increasing sophistication in the past years (comfort, safety, regulation…), some were hoping that, with electrical powertrains replacing traditional internal combustion engines, automotive engineering would get simplified. Unfortunately, this is not so simple.
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It’s Go Time for Digital Transformation

People support their companies’ efforts to work in new ways, but many feel the transition could happen even faster.

Build-Operate-Transfer in Action

BCG’s Vanessa Lyon describes how we enable clients to build internal capabilities so that they can own and drive their digital transformations.

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Own Your Digital Transformation with Build-Operate-Transfer

This approach helps organizations overcome the challenges associated with the speed of change.

The Digital Future Is Now, Thanks to COVID-19. Are Your Teams Ready?
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Take Control of Your Digital Future

To unlock digital’s full potential, companies—not their vendors—must drive the effort with a balanced focus on three dimensions: people, processes, and technology.
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Digitally Driven Gender Diversity

Robo-interviews, home videoconferencing systems, and app-enabled concierge services are among the technologies companies are using to increase the number of women in the workforce.