Sarah Elk
Partner, Chicago
Trusted advisor, passionate about transforming large companies, especially those experiencing technology or business model disruption
About Sarah
Expertise
Highlights
- Expert in Bain's Retail and Results Acceleration practices with a focus on Transformation
- Serves as the Global Solution Leader for Operating Model
- Leads Diversity and Inclusion programs in Bain’s Chicago office
- Member of Bain’s Chicago partner promotion committee
Sarah is a partner in Bain & Company’s Chicago office. With nearly 20 years of consulting experience, she is an active leader in Bain’s Results Acceleration and Retail practices.
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 and change management.
Over the course of her career, Sarah has advised business leaders in wide range of industries including retail, technology, healthcare and consumer products, automotive, aerospace defense, and others. She’s worked with multiple Fortune 50 companies.
Sarah serves as the Global Solution Leader for Operating Model, Bain’s leading organizational transformation offering. She also leads Diversity and Inclusion for the Chicago Office.
Sarah began her career at Merck & Co., Inc. after earning her BS in environmental engineering from Northwestern University. She also holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Bain Partner Sarah Elk discusses the six questions leadership teams should ask themselves at the 12- to 24-month mark of transformations.
Recent Insights
- “Effecting Cultural Change through Zero-based Budgeting,” Managing Change Blog, May 2018, Article
- “Fighting the Battle for Energy: How to Reenergize Your Transformation for Its Second Half,” Managing Change Blog, October 2017, Article
- “Blueprint for Healthcare Provider Success,” Brief, December 2014