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Chris Welland

Summary

Management consultant with 3+ years of experience working on private equity due dilligences and value creation projects in a wide range of industries, focusing mostly on B2B software and healthcare. Bachelor's degree in math from Duke and a research-based master's degree from Cambridge focused on network effects in labor economics.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Boston Consulting Group

Senior Analyst
London
01.2023 - Current

  • Managed the market modeling workstream to develop a 5-year strategic plan for a PE's portfolio company (a genome analysis software), involving regular on-site working sessions and individual presentations for the company CEO and Board of Directors
  • Owned the 'new product' workstream on a project to design a digital strategy for a leading agricultural hardware supplier (key activities included extensive customer interviews and market modeling)

EY-Parthenon

Senior Associate
San Francisco
08.2019 - 09.2021
  • Contributed to 20+ projects involving operations optimization, strategy analysis, and private equity due diligences
  • Managed junior members of the M&A modeling and forecasting workstream for the private equity acquisition of an investment software with $300m annual revenue (key activities included building a bespoke LBO financial excel model from scratch)
  • Developed a go-to-market strategy and sales plan for a Fortune 50 tech company's new product (key activities included leading expert/customer interviews and presenting findings to senior management)
  • Promoted to a managerial role after performing in the top tier of my cohort
  • Selected to serve as a firm-wide captain for the LGBTQ+ recruiting program

International Security Affairs

Data Analysis Intern
Belgrade
05.2017 - 07.2017

  • Performed data analysis and research for a think tank focusing on Serbia-Kosovo cooperation and EU accession
  • Contributed to the writing of a published report on Serbia’s alignment with European Union policy

Education

Master of Philosophy -

University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
07-2022

Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics

Duke University
Durham, NC
05-2019

Skills

  • R
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Tableau

Interests

  • I compete in many bridge tournaments at the highest level each year, including the North American Bridge Championships in 2022 and the World Youth Bridge Championships in 2015.

Timeline

Boston Consulting Group

Senior Analyst
01.2023 - Current

EY-Parthenon

Senior Associate
08.2019 - 09.2021

International Security Affairs

Data Analysis Intern
05.2017 - 07.2017

Master of Philosophy -

University of Cambridge

Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics

Duke University
Chris Welland