Matt Krentz

Senior Advisor, Sr. Partner Emeritus Chicago

Approximately 98% of employees say their company has a gender diversity program in place, only about a quarter feel that they have personally benefited from a diversity intervention. Matt Krentz discusses how to build diversity and inclusion programs that make a difference.

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School
BA, cum laude, Yale University

Honors and Awards

Harvard University Baker Scholar
HERoes Advocate Executive, INvolve People, 2021
Global Champion of Women in Business, Financial Times, 2018

Matt Krentz is the Diversity, Equity, & 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.