Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips leads our Enterprise Technology practice globally.

With over 20 years’ experience at Bain, Stephen has advised clients across sectors in their digital transformation efforts, including supporting many complex, large-scale core systems modernization programs. Particular areas of specialism have included the banking, insurance, and retail industries. Functionally, Stephen has led client work in technology strategy, architecture, cost, outsourcing and organization as well as the IT workstreams in multiple merger and separation situations.

Examples of Stephen’s most recent client work include: Re-platforming a UK P&C insurer, launching a digital bank in the Middle East, introducing a product-based technology operating model for a European retailer, and supporting a technology cost reduction effort for a UK financial services client that has reduced like-for-like spend by 20%.

Stephen frequently advises on Bain's due diligence assignments for investors in the software and IT services industries. He also sits on the Board of Enterprise Blueprints, a wholly owned Bain subsidiary that provides enterprise and solution architecture services.​

Before joining Bain in 2002, Stephen worked in the systems integration and outsourcing industry. ​

He holds an MEng degree in electrical & mechanical engineering from Queen Mary College, University of London.