Happy Birthday, BCG X!
We launched BCG X one year ago.
This was a bet.
And we should all feel very proud that the bet is a success.
I remember the moment when we were all standing at the whiteboard,
we were brainstorming, we were full of excitement,
we were looking to create the next tech company of BCG.
If you ask me what BCG X means to me,
well, it is the one accomplishment I'm the most proud of since I've joined BCG.
BCG X is a real tech company inside of BCG, and we have been able to now
engage with our clients in terms of the proposition that we bring to them
and the type of work that we do at clients anchored in technology,
in artificial intelligence, in new ventures,
is truly something that the market is giving us a lot of kudos for.
So I am very, very proud around what we have been doing with the brand.
We work shoulder to shoulder with our clients to transform the way they work.
We build capabilities so that it's sustainable for them in the long run.
Tech build has become core business for our client.
With BCG X, it has also become core business for BCG.
I am so incredibly proud about how
the BCG X team came together in our first year as BCG X.
We are an amazingly distinctive group of people with an amazing set of talents.
And this year we have a lot to be proud of
creating ventures, circular economy, digital ops, and of course, Gen AI.
What amazes me the most
this year is, of course,
the advent of Generative AI and the level of excitement, energy,
passion that it has brought to companies when talking about AI.
I've been working on analytics and AI
for more than 10 years, and I've seen more interest
from CEOs on this topic over the last 12 months than I've seen in my entire career.
Taking Generative AI and coupling it with strategic assets to much more quickly
and strategically change the face of an industry an organization is in.
And I can't wait to build those businesses.
I'm proud of our engineers, designers, and data scientists who have developed
products that are addressing challenges across entire industries,
from airlines to retailers to manufacturers.
What excites me about BCG X really is the diversity of people that we have present.
There's always a range of talent
and expertise that you can lean into and that you can also always learn from.
This year, being able to physically interact with whatever I'm working on
has been very fulfilling,
and this is what excites me with BCG X.
I personally am super proud of the teams,
not just of the unique capabilities and depth they bring,
but their motivation, their mobilization when working on those
high-impact projects where they can make a true difference for the world.
Happy Birthday, BCG X!