Sarah Elk
Partner,
Global leader of our Organization practice. Operating model and retail expert with a proven track record in implementing transformations for large-scale multinational clients.
About Sarah
Expertise
Highlights
- Global leader of our Operating Model practice
- Author of Doing Agile Right
- Member of our global governance committee for compensation and promotion
Sarah Elk is a member of our Retail practice and the global leader of our Organization practice.
With more than 20 years of consulting experience, Sarah is passionate about transforming large companies, especially those experiencing technology or business model disruption. She has deep transformation experience at the intersection of organization, Agile, performance improvement, leadership, and change management.
Sarah is the co-author of Doing Agile Right, published by HBR Press. Her work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, and she can be found in a wide variety of media, including Bloomberg, Forbes, and Working Mother.
Throughout her career, she has advised business leaders across a wide range of industries, including retail, technology, healthcare, consumer products, automotive and aerospace. Her client experience includes several Fortune 50 companies.
Sarah serves as a member of our global governance committee for compensation and promotion.
She began her career at Merck & Co., Inc., after earning her B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University. She also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
She has five children, loves wine and believes in possibility.
Bain Partner Sarah Elk discusses the six questions leadership teams should ask themselves at the 12- to 24-month mark of transformations.
Recent Insights
- “On Happiness and Leadership: A Discussion with Arthur C. Brooks,” Article, September 2023
- “IDC marketscape names Bain & Company as a leader in worldwide employee experience consulting services,” Press release, February 2023
- “ IDC marketscape names Bain & Company as a leader in worldwide people and organizational consulting services,” Press release, February 2023
- “Purposeful Business the Agile Way,” Harvard Business Review, February 2022, Article
- “Three Steps to Stopping Work That Isn’t Working,” Infographic, September 2021