Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins is the Managing Partner of our Washington DC office. He has 20 years of management consulting experience, advising leading businesses on their biggest opportunities and challenges. He has applied his consulting expertise globally with Bain, having been based in the firm's New York and Tokyo offices.

Michael is a leader in our Advanced Manufacturing & Services (AMS) practices, spearheading the post-acquisition center of excellence to help financial sponsors, family offices and corporations maximize the value of their investments.  He also co-founded our Corporate Finance practice in the Americas, focused on corporate, transaction and capital market strategies.

Michael’s AMS work cuts across sectors with significant depth in automotive, water and building products. As part of those efforts, he has done significant work on portfolio strategy, value creation plans, M&A, commercial excellence and operating model redesign.

Michael's corporate finance and M&A work serves both Bain's corporate and private equity clients. Within corporate finance, he has worked extensively on corporate strategy, transactions and capital markets projects. His M&A work ranges from inorganic growth strategy and due diligence to joint venture design and merger integration.

Prior to joining Bain in 2003, Michael worked as a Director of Strategy for Kyoto Research Park, and at Kyoto Convention Bureau leading its global marketing and working on the COP3 Global Warming Summit.  He is also a co-founder and board member of Imtakt USA, an analytical instrument firm.   

Michael earned an MBA in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in history from Columbia University.