I have always liked the global dimension of business, and working at BCG has enabled me to explore many new horizons. I was a founder participant in our Ambassador program in 1991, spending one year in the Paris office. I then moved to Asia, opened our Singapore Office in 1995 and became leader of the Australia/New Zealand Practice in 2003. It's a big challenge dealing with different languages and cultures, but so important given how the world has globalised.

BCG has also given me the freedom to pursue my other passion–technology. In 2000 I left BCG for three years to become MD and founder member of iFormation, where I focused on technology business builds. Technology is changing the way we think about most aspects of our world, and I enjoy helping clients make the most out of this.

A global career and international travel have always appealed; they were key reasons I chose BCG. On joining I got involved with some major local cases and, though I was happy to be influencing large clients, I still really wanted to travel. Then in 2008, supported by my career mentor and our staffing manager, I started to travel.

Since then I haven’t looked back: three months sweltering in Singapore’s heat, 12 months down the pub in London and three months ‘on safari’ in Johannesburg.  BCG has opened doors I’d never dreamed of. I’ve worked on more continents than I’ve had years of post grad experience (this counts Singapore as Asia and the UK as Europe even though they’re islands). And, just in case you’re curious, I’m not done yet!

I joined BCG in 1999 as an Associate. I had a background in organisational psychology and immediately gravitated towards projects related to people and organisational issues. This functional expertise opened up a lot of doors – it connected me to the network of organisational experts and enabled me to build a profile in the Organisation Practice globally.

My specific expertise also provided me with opportunities to work in a range of different countries. As a consultant, I took a year out from BCG and worked for the International Federation of Red Cross in Geneva. Upon my return, I completed a Doctorate in psychology. During this time I took advantage of a variety of part-time models to enable me to complete my studies – BCG was very supportive of these varying work arrangements.

After the birth of my daughter, I become the Global Manager of the Organisation practice. While this is a non-client facing role, it enables me to spend time with my family and still do challenging, intellectually stimulating work. In a firm like BCG, there are a range of career pathways. If you demonstrate value, BCG will return it to you twofold.