Matt Krentz
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Chicago
Matt Krentz is the Diversity & Inclusion and Leadership Chair at Boston Consulting Group. He is also a core member of the Consumer and People and Organization practice areas at BCG. He previously led the firm’s Global People Team.
Since joining BCG in 1983, Matt has focused on a variety of strategy, corporate-development, organization, marketing, and sales and pricing issues across a broad range of consumer industries including food and beverage, personal-care products, broadcast and print media, and building products.
In his client work, Matt has advised numerous chief executives and senior management teams on their corporate strategy; change management; and marketing, sales, and distribution efforts in their current and future markets.
Prior to joining BCG, Matt worked in corporate development for Hewlett-Packard.
Lilly’s Dave Ricks is passionate about diversity and inclusion at a crucial time.
The pandemic has made the work-life balance dramatically harder for many families. Companies can—and should—take steps to help.
Only about half the companies in the region have a formal diversity program in place—far lower than the global average. But those initiatives are generating results.
Corporate boards include more women and people of color than ever before, but companies won’t capture the full benefits of diversity until they replicate that progress in the executive suite.
Women are more likely than men to bear the burden of school and day care closures. Companies can support them by communicating, staying flexible, and leading with empathy.
Senior executives set the strategic agenda, but it’s up to line managers to implement change on the ground. No inclusion effort can succeed without their buy-in.
Giving employees the freedom to determine where, when, and how much they work is rapidly becoming a business imperative.
Diversity is not just a moral imperative—it’s also a business imperative. Companies that increase the diversity of their workforce on multiple dimensions, and create an environment that welcomes new perspectives, boost their capacity for innovation and their ability to withstand the unexpected.
AI will disrupt current employment patterns. But if applied wisely and proactively, it could boost gender diversity and enhance opportunities for women in the workplace.
Companies can’t capture the real value of a diverse workforce until they create an organizational culture that welcomes everyone—truly everyone—to participate.
