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Jacqueline Govers joined Boston Consulting Group in 2007. She is a core member of the firm’s Technology & Digital Advantage practice specializing in transactions and mergers and acquisitions. She leads the practice across the London-Amsterdam-Brussels system, and is the global product lead for technology in transactions.

Jacqueline’s recent work focuses on technology in transactions (carve-outs and post-merger integrations) and digital and data transformation more broadly. She has led BCG's tech team on several large-scale buy-side carve-outs, and has led digital transformations across industries. She also has hands-on experience running one of these programs as a program director.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • INSEAD, MBA
  • Msc, Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology

Publications and Videos

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Technology’s Central Role in Post-Merger Integration

Technology is increasingly vital in facilitating the post-merger integration process, accelerating business synergies, and realizing the transaction’s broader ambitions.

How Versuni Created Its Own Path

Turning Philips Domestic Appliances into a standalone company involved more than just a name change. As Versuni CEO Henk S. De Jong explains, it required a complete business and IT transformation.

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The Tech Challenges When Private Equity Buys a Carve-Out

Acquirers need robust due diligence to inform valuations, negotiations, and operational decisions. Six imperatives guide the effort.
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Don’t Let Carve-Out Costs Compromise Value Creation

By following four imperatives, companies can ensure that a breakup doesn’t break the bank.
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Gaining Digital Ground Through PMI

The advance of digital technology is changing organic growth strategy. Successful post-merger integrations now start by uniting the new enterprise around common tech platforms.
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Why Parcel Companies Need to Make Every Delivery Special

To stay ahead of e-commerce giants, carriers must win the hearts of online shoppers with more efficient deliveries that are tailored to individual customers.
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Resolving the Blockchain Paradox in Transportation and Logistics

The very same obstacles relating to coordination and trust that the technology would help the industry to overcome are impeding blockchain’s adoption.
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An Onslaught of New Rivals in Parcel and Express

Traditional deliverers are under assault from fast-moving digital natives and giant e-tailers. Here’s how the incumbents can protect—and even expand---their turf.
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How a Digital Storm Will Disrupt the Parcel and Express Industry

A new wave of digitization is laying the groundwork for five potential disruptions that could radically alter competitive advantage in the parcel and express industry.