Dale Stafford
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Dale Stafford is a member of our Mergers & Acquisitions and Healthcare and Life Sciences practices. He has more than 20 years of management consulting experience, advising leading companies on their biggest challenges and opportunities.
Dale has led successful merger integrations in a variety of industries, including medical technology, pharmaceuticals, airlines, transportation, professional services, wholesale distribution, telecommunications, cable, software and consumer products. In addition, he has extensive experience developing growth strategies to help providers, insurers, life sciences, and healthcare technology companies outperform.
Prior to joining Bain, Dale worked in strategy at Coca-Cola Enterprises. He started his career as a designer/developer of software for healthcare companies.
Dale studied business strategy at the Leipzig School of Management in Germany and earned an MBA at Emory University, where he was a Woodruff Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics.
Bain partner Dale Stafford discusses "Integrating cultures after a merger."
Recent Insights
- “M&A Midyear Report 2025: Separating the Signal from the Noise,” Report, junio 27, 2025
- “M&A in a New Economic World Order,” Snap Chart, mayo 20, 2025
- “Takeaways from Bain’s 2025 M&A Report,” M&A Report,febrero 13, 2025, Webinar
- “Looking Ahead to 2025: Preparing for What Comes Next ,” M&A Report,febrero 04, 2025, Report
- “Ten Takeaways from Our M&A Executive Survey,” M&A Report,febrero 04, 2025, Infographic
In the News
- “Global M&A resilient to tariff shock as executives lean in with dealmaking to exploit disruptions—Bain & Company M&A Midyear Report,” Press release, junio 27, 2025
- “Health-care companies are on a deal spree and aren't likely to stop anytime soon,” CNBC,abril 13, 2018, CNBC
- “China Moves a Step Forward in Its Quest for Food Security ,” New York Times,abril 05, 2017, New York Times
- “Dale Stafford on the State of M&A in Healthcare,” Bloomberg,marzo 30, 2017, Bloomberg
- “When mergers fail because of clashing work culture,” Marketplace,mayo 23, 2016, Marketplace