Social & Public Sector

The nonprofit, government and higher education sectors play a significant role in the global economy–and in the lives and livelihoods of people around the world. Bain helps leading organizations in these sectors transform their strategies in the face of profound challenges.

What we do

Over the years, we have provided strategy consulting services to more than 1,000 public sector and nonprofit organizations.

Social impact consulting: Our social impact efforts have been directed toward:
  • Supporting educational organizations
  • Helping with economic and community development
  • Assisting international development entities
  • Tackling environmental sustainability issues
  • Working with foundations and venture philanthropy funds
Public sector and government consulting: In the government sector, our efforts have been directed toward:
  • Strategic planning with government agencies
  • Supporting state-owned enterprises
  • Working with government entities to realize economic and social goals
Higher education consulting: Bain has led dozens of projects over the past 20 years, working with both for-profit and nonprofit universities, public and private, in the US and internationally and with multiple academic medical centers.
Client results
We share our clients' ambitions. We work to understand their reality and deliver true results—focusing on strategic decisions and practical actions. And we align our incentives with our clients' objectives, so they know we're in it together. Read the results stories below to learn how we've helped clients realize, and often exceed, their objectives.
Our team

We work as an integrated part of your team, from frontline to C-suite, to deliver true results and make the changes stick. We have a core group of senior nonprofit and public sector focused experts that we deploy across the globe. Bain has worked on more than 1,000 higher education, government and nonprofit projects.

  • Jenny

  • Jenny Davis-Peccoud

    Head of Bain Cares

    London

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  • James

  • James Hadley

    Leader of Bain's Global Public Sector& Government practice

    Dubai

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  • Jeff

  • Jeff Denneen

    Leader of Bain's Global Higher Education practice

    Atlanta

    How can we help you?

    To discuss how our team can help your business achieve true results, please

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  • Social Impact Report
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    Bain has always been a leader in social impact work. We roll up our sleeves and get results for all our stakeholders. 

    Browse the site or download the report to learn more.

  • Bain helped us think about how we can be more efficient with our spending. Procurement is a big area for us; Bain brought third party tools that helped convince us that we could save a great deal more than imagined.double-quote-close

    - Vice chancellor, social and public sector client
  • Results Delivery

    From day one, we focus on predicting, measuring and managing risk associated with change