Jim Harris
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Profilo di Jim
Jim Harris is a co-leader of the firm's Global Aerospace, Defense & Government Services practice.
Jim's A&D work has covered commercial and defense OEMs, Tier I/II suppliers, MRO providers and major airlines, as well as several government services players.
He has led engagements across strategy, M&A, organization and performance improvement. He brings deep functional expertise across the value stream, including product development, engineering, planning, procurement/supply chain and manufacturing.
Jim joined Bain in 1997. Earlier in his career, he worked in marketing for Dell.
Jim received an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where he graduated as a Tuck Scholar. He also earned a BA from Rice University in biochemistry, chemistry and economics.
Cost reduction is a challenging topic for many companies, but especially for those in aerospace and defense. Jim Harris describes the benefits of using zero-based redesign and zero-based budgeting to focus on the real requirements to running a business as efficiently as possible.
Recent Insights
- “Why Harmonization Is Key to Decarbonizing Aviation,” Aviation Week, agosto 2023, Article
- “Commercial Aerospace: Bracing for a New Cycle of Lower Profits,” Brief, giugno 2023
- “Airlines can eliminate up to 70% of emissions by 2050, but many will miss their net zero goals if air traffic continues to grow faster than GDP,” Press release, giugno 2023
- “A Realistic Path to Net-Zero Emissions for Commercial Aviation ,” Brief, giugno 2023
- “Aerospace and defense executives to increase engineering and R&D investment over the next three years to digitize value chains, meet sustainability targets,” Press release, giugno 2023