Life at BCG is about working in teams in order to learn and grow as individuals. We work 'with' clients, not 'at' them; becoming fully immersed in the their organisation, really understanding the culture and the issues they face and going beyond some of the obvious, even superficial initial observations.

We help drive our clients towards success, all feeling a mutual sense of ownership over the outcome.

For me, being part of a team with some of the brightest, most innovative minds has been truly inspiring. And regardless of the industry I have worked in, there is a vast BCG support network, all willing to contribute to the success of the team.

From railway experts in Paris to financial services gurus in New York and London, the BCG team defies the bounds of geography and hierarchy.

Terri holds a BComm (accounting and finance) from the University of New South Wales.

Since joining BCG she has worked across the functions of strategy, operations and organisation in the financial services, travel and tourism and IT industry.

BCG has provided me with an enormous breadth and depth of local, regional and global leadership opportunities, allowing me to partner with and lead others to deliver value for our clients as well as creating change internally.

A highlight of my client work was leading the global BCG team working on one of the biggest PMIs in Australia. I have also supported many client team engagements across Asia Pacific and Australia. Within BCG, I have led via two avenues – governing and managing aspects of BCG's internal processes, and spearheading the development of some of our intellectual property.

Internal leadership roles include my position as regional and global leader of our Organization Practice Group (OPG); membership of the Officer Compensation Committee; BCG 2015, where I have been involved with other company leaders planning our firm's future strategy; and supporting fellow partners in their ability to deliver value for our clients. I've also worked in partnership with BCG teams to undertake research and co-author material for clients, as well as implementing global training events to develop our people.

Andrew holds an MBA from IMD in Switzerland, a Master of Commerce (Finance) from the University of NSW, and a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the Australian National University.

He joined BCG in 1994 and is currently the worldwide leader of our Organization Practice Area.

My first assignment at BCG was in the Pulp & Paper industry, looking at ways to improve the operational effectiveness of the mill. While I had a background in commerce and understood the importance of efficiency in asset intensive industries, I had never worked at a paper mill before. So I was both eager and apprehensive! I realised it would be a challenge to establish rapport and credibility with some paper industry veterans and take a leadership position, being relatively junior to them.

As it turned out the whole process was immensely enjoyable and satisfying. I got to work with the client team members to jointly deliver an outcome that we were all proud of and in the process earned their respect and trust.

Dave holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago, where he majored in Management, and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, at the University of New South Wales.

He joined BCG in 1997.

At BCG, I have worked with an ex-Army officer, a forensic toxicologist, a restaurant entrepreneur, and a German chartered financial analyst (CFA)—and that was in the course of only one case. Although the content from my teammates’ “past lives” does occasionally come in handy, I have benefited most from how those lives have shaped the thought processes of my fellow BCGers.

While examining inefficiency in a manufacturing plant, I worked with the German CFA to calculate the trends in machine precision. We couldn’t account for all of the inefficiency, until the ex-Army officer on our team offered his perspective: the workers weren’t happy. Low morale, a factor impossible to define on a spreadsheet, had not only caused laziness but also led to lack of attention to detail. Without his practiced eye, we would not have diagnosed the problem so quickly. Much as was the case in that factory, camaraderie is essential to the work we, in teams, do every day at BCG.

Being new to the business world, I knew I would learn from my teammates every day. But, most impressive? BCG challenges me to reciprocate so my teammates also learn from me.

Laura joined BCG in 2006 and previously worked as a marketing intern for Crutchfield.

She graduated from The University of Virginia in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, business, and philosophy.