Luke Pototschnik leads Boston Consulting Group's work for transformation and BCG TURN in North America and is a member of the global leadership team. Luke is also a core member of the Consumer, People & Organization, and Operations practices at the firm.

As an expert in organization and post-merger integration and operations, Luke has worked with clients on cost-out and growth reinvestment, restructuring and redesign, consumer growth strategy, due diligence, marketing effectiveness, and supply chain redesign. 

Before joining the firm, Luke was an aerospace and software engineer with deep experience in manufacturing and commercial software development and deployment.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Large-scale change
  • Transformation
  • E2E operational improvement
  • Organization design and change management
  • Big data and advanced analytics
  • Lean and manufacturing
  • M&A and divestitures
  • Post-merger integration

EDUCATION

  • MBA, University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business, Genovese Fellow
  • BS, summa cum laude, aerospace engineering, University of Maryland

Publications and Videos

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Creating a Zero-Based Media Organization

The media business operates very differently than it did even a decade ago. Companies need to rethink their operating models and budgeting processes.
Saving Hospitality's Small and Midsize Enterprises

Saving Hospitality’s Small and Midsize Enterprises

Much more must be done to protect these essential and highly vulnerable businesses if we are to prevent extensive economic and social fallout.
How to Grown Revenue Quickly and Sustainably in Transformations

How to Grow Revenue Quickly and Sustainably in Transformations

Quick and sustainable revenue growth can be a major value driver in transformations. Here's the why, the what, and the how of creating both immediate and lasting revenue impact in a transformation.
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COVID-19 Threatens to Shutter Latin America’s Small Businesses

Restaurants and traditional-trade stores are an integral part of the region’s economies and will be among its hardest-hit businesses. A coordinated effort by the public and private sectors is needed to sustain them through the crisis and help them rebuild.
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Why Zero-Based Budgeting—and Why Now

ZBB is a discipline for all seasons. But the benefits are more potent when it’s implemented before a downturn.
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Reinventing the CPG Supply Chain with Zero-Based Budgeting

Incremental reductions won’t cut it in today’s business environment. CPG companies must fundamentally change the way they manage their supply chain costs.
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Agile Sweet Spots in CPG

This new way of working can fit into the multidimensional matrix of regions, categories, and channels of consumer packaged goods companies. Here’s how.
Deep Expertise, Broad Experience