Kevin Whitaker

Kevin Whitaker works in the Strategy Lab at Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute, where he is part of a team developing thought leadership and publications on the future of corporate strategy. Before joining the Strategy Lab, Kevin worked at the Henderson Institute’s Center for Macroeconomics, where he developed views on key economics topics and presentations for senior clients and BCG leadership.

Kevin joined BCG in 2013 and worked as a lead analyst for the global financial analysis team, supporting the chief financial officer on projects such as strategic planning and pricing analysis.

Kevin’s work with BCG Henderson Institute began in the fall of 2016, first at the Center for Macroeconomics and now at the Strategy Lab. He has contributed to several publications for BCG.com as well as premium channels including the World Economic Forum and MIT Sloan Management Review. His recent projects include “Winning the ’20s,” BCG’s perspective on the leadership agenda for the next decade; “The Fortune Future 50,” a quantitative ranking of the companies best positioned for future long-term growth; and “Advantage in Adversity,” BCG’s recommendations for how companies can survive and thrive in the next economic downturn.

EDUCATION

BA, economics, Princeton University

Publications and Videos

Back to the Future: Resuming the Long-Term Agenda for Business

As the post-COVID world emerges, leaders must shift their attention back to broader challenges. By addressing three key themes they can put their businesses in position to succeed in and help shape the new reality.

The Durable Benefit of Corporate Vitality

Change and uncertainty will surely outlast the current crisis. Companies must continue to build and measure their capacity for innovation and reinvention.

The Why of Digital Transformation

We live in an age where technology underpins growth and competitiveness. Seven of the world’s ten most valuable companies rely primarily on digital platforms, and digital natives are disrupting a broad range of industries. Most nondigital incumbents recognize the need for digital transformation and have embarked upon major change efforts, especially after the fillip to digital business models delivered by COVID-19.

Placing Bets on Recovery

By reallocating capital today toward future growth opportunities, companies can position themselves for success in recovering from the COVID-19 crisis.

Becoming an All-Weather Company

The coronavirus crisis brought renewed attention to the value of resilience. Our research shows that resilience has an outsized impact on performance, and companies can take certain steps to put it into practice.

The End of Bureaucracy, Again?

Is bureaucracy’s dominance here to stay? We believe not. Further changes in the business environment will likely push the model past its breaking point.

Fractal Strategy

As they address the immediate issues posed by the pandemic, companies must not delay in taking action on the longer-term implications.

Leadership Matters: When, How Much, and How?

How much impact do CEOs have on their firms? What differentiates top-performing CEOs? New research on the tenures of 7,000 CEOs worldwide reveals how much and how they affected their companies’ performance trajectories.

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4つのR: Reaction、Rebound、Recession、そしてReimagination

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Sensing and Shaping the Post-COVID Era

Don’t hunker down and wait for a return to the past. Here are eight practical measures companies can take to sense, exploit, and shape the postcrisis reality.

Reaction, Rebound, Recession, and Reimagination

Leaders have an obligation to look beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Individual companies, and society as a whole, will have the opportunity to reimagine norms, behaviors, and collaboration models.

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How Chinese Companies Have Responded to Coronavirus

Many companies in China have already moved beyond crisis response to recovery efforts. Here’s what the rest of the world can learn from them, as Martin Reeves and colleagues write on hbr.org.

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