Dr. Hernan Saenz

Biography

Hernan Saenz has worked for 25 years across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North Latin America. Currently, he is a senior partner at Bain & Company's Dallas office, serving as the global head of Bain's Performance Improvement (PI) Practice, focusing on cost transformation, operations reinvention, and sustainable value chain implementation. Saenz also serves on the Board of Directors for Bain & Company. From 2008 to 2016, he held roles as managing partner in Bain's Dallas, Houston, and Mexico offices, taking full P&L responsibility for the region, which saw significant growth during his tenure. He was instrumental in founding Bain's Houston office and expanding the firm’s private equity practice across Texas. Prior to joining Bain, Saenz was a faculty member in economics at INCAE, a prominent business school in Latin America, and worked as a principal consultant for financial institutions. His extensive client work includes nearly 200 assignments across sectors such as airlines, consumer products, healthcare, and higher education. Hernan's articles have been published in journals including the Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal. He advises the World Economic Forum’s Platform on Future Advanced Manufacturing Value Chains and leads Bain's projects on Digital Traceability and Circular Transformation. Saenz is also a visiting senior lecturer at Cornell University, teaching courses on business strategy. He earned an MBA in Industrial and Labor Relations and a Master’s in Economics from Cornell University and Stanford University, respectively, and holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude.

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