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Erik Reed is a core member of Boston Consulting Group's Industrial Goods and Climate & Sustainability practices. He is the node for climate and sustainability topics in industrial goods for Canada. Erik has worked with clients on transportation and logistics, operations, and mining decarbonization; battery supply chain topics; emissions tracking and quantification; and innovation and advanced analytics in operations.

Before joining BCG in 2017, Erik was a Senior Consultant at Konrad Group and a Researcher at Sustainalytics.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, Yale School of Management
  • BA and Sc, physics and history, McGill University

Publications and Videos

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Opportunity for Global Arts Prizes in Canada

This report assists Canadian stakeholders in comprehending the potential value of supporting a global art prize.
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Climate Tech: The Canadian Venture Opportunity

The global push for Net Zero creates huge opportunities for Canada’s climate tech innovators, but they will need support to survive ‘valleys of death’ and scale to impact.

How American Tire Distributors Pioneered Sustainability Through Circularity

North America's largest tire distributor aimed to stop the wasteful disposal of used tires—and became a transformative model of circularity. Hear from ATD leaders about their partnership with BCG.

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Le Canada a un avantage sur le marché des véhicules électriques, s’il agit maintenant

Les grandes tendances en matière de chaînes d’approvisionnement en batteries et la loi sur la réduction de l’inflation représentent une occasion exceptionnelle pour le Canada et les entreprises canadiennes, mais nous devons agir maintenant pour tirer parti de cet avantage.
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Canada Has an EV Edge, If It Acts Now

Trends in battery supply chains coupled with the US’s Inflation Reduction Act present a tremendous opportunity for Canada and Canadian companies, if we act now.
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The Lithium Supply Crunch Doesn’t Have to Stall Electric Cars

Due to shortages of critical materials and vulnerable supply chains, production of lithium-ion batteries could fall far short of demand. Coordinated action is needed to boost supply in a sustainable way and keep the transition to renewable energy on course.