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Many employers complain that today’s graduates are unprepared for the work world they face. BCG Senior Partner J Puckett explains what education systems need to focus on in order to provide learners with the skills that the future of work will require.

J. Puckett is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s People & Organization practice and the founder and global leader of BCG U, the firm's upskilling, reskilling, and talent development offering. J. also founded and led BCG’s global work in education, employment, and welfare.

Since joining BCG in 1989, J. has served clients across a wide range of industries and functional areas. He has worked with top management teams in consumer goods, industrial goods, retail, energy, education, airlines, and more.

J. has also worked extensively to help public and private sector entities with their strategic, organizational, and operational transformation efforts. He has hands-on experience in talent and capability development, business strategy design and implementation, enterprise building, large-scale transformation, change management, and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to joining BCG, J. worked for IBM. He has also served on two World Economic Forum Councils (Future of Education and Future of Education, Gender and Work).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION


  • MBA, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  • BS, computer science and religion, Duke University

Publications and Videos

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Is Your Upskilling Program Paying Off?

Contrary to popular belief, calculating the return on upskilling program investments is in fact possible.
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A Turnaround for Higher Ed in the US

Many American colleges and universities need to pivot strategically if they are to build a resilient future. We offer the University of Tulsa as a case study in how to succeed.
Reach the Next Level by Learning How to Learn

Reach the Next Level by Learning How to Learn

Companies that build advanced continuous-learning organizations can attract and keep the best talent—and create lasting competitive advantage.
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Building Future Resilience of K-12 Schools

While COVID-19 has had adverse effects on K-12 education, it also gives educators the opportunity to create new models of teaching that ensure student success and system resilience.
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Higher Ed Must Go All In on Digital

By investing in the cloud, data, and analytics, institutions can improve student success, operational efficiency, and innovation in research and learning.
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Three Steps to Turn Your Company into a Learning Powerhouse

Companies compete on their capacity to learn quickly—and building an effective learning ecosystem is essential to gaining advantage in this critical area.
Why It’s Time to Bring Learning to the C-Suite

Why It’s Time to Bring Learning to the C-Suite

Revolutionary tech advances, the changing paradigm of training, and the rise of the bionic company demand radical rethinking of the corporate L&D function.
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Call for a New Era of Higher Ed–Employer Collaboration

A growing global skills mismatch offers tremendous opportunities for institutions and businesses to step up, upskilling and reskilling today’s workforce.
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Fixing the Global Skills Mismatch

Countries must strive to achieve human-capital development that serves the economies of tomorrow.
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How to Make Teacher Effectiveness Reforms Stick

It’s not easy to manage or measure teaching performance, but a few pioneering and persevering US public-school districts are getting impressive results.
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Governing in the Age of Disruption

Technological change is disrupting everything, including the competitiveness of industries and the labor market. Governments must respond and embrace new strategies.
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How—and Why—US Cities Are Rethinking Early-Childhood Education

For many children, ECE programs, while worthy, are simply too little, too late. New initiatives should be more comprehensive and more collaborative, with a common goal of ensuring success for children.