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Jorge Leis

Partner, Houston

Jorge is the managing director of Bain's Houston office and co-leads its North America Oil & Gas practice. He joined the firm in 1990 and was elected to the partnership in 1995. Jorge helped found the Dallas office in 1990 and the Costa Rica office in 1993 before returning to Dallas in 1995. He most recently helped found Bain's Houston office where he serves as managing director.

While at Bain, Jorge has led assignments in the retail, technology, oil and gas and utilities industries. His experience covers corporate and business unit strategy; organizational design and effectiveness; customer, supplier and supply chain management; new product development; marketing; mergers & acquisitions and post-acquisition integration.

He has helped numerous clients achieve significant shareholder returns by improving strategic and financial position, achieving operational excellence and maximizing organizational effectiveness.

Jorge has worked extensively in the oil and gas industry across a broad array of industry segments including oil field services and equipment, exploration & production, refining & marketing and retail.

Prior to joining Bain, Jorge worked in emerging technologies in the chemical processing industries and began his career with Shell Oil Company. He earned a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a graduate of Arizona State University where he received a BS in engineering.