Frank Palmer

Frank Palmer is a Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), specializing in procurement and operations.12 He joined BCG in 2016 and has since progressed through various roles, including Consultant, Project Leader, Principal, and now Partner.2

Frank's areas of expertise include:

• Smart consumption
• Supplier diversity
• Procurement post-merger integration
• Large-scale change
• Procurement operating model
• Category strategy
• Supplier negotiation1

Prior to BCG, Frank worked as a researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he developed data-based predictive models for surgical decision-making and co-authored over 70 papers in peer-reviewed medical journals.1 He also co-founded a medical device startup focused on endoscopic surgery.1

Education and Career Progression

• Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Cornell University (2004-2008)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia University - Columbia Business School (2014-2016)2

• Career at BCG:

  • Partner (January 2022 - Present)
  • Principal (January 2020 - December 2021)
  • Project Leader (July 2018 - December 2019)
  • Consultant (July 2016 - June 2018)
  • Summer Consultant (June 2015 - August 2015)2

Notable Projects

Frank has led several significant programs, including:

• Demand-driven cost reduction for a large US-based retailer
• Procurement synergy capture for two large healthcare companies and two large financial services institutions
• Supplier diversity strategy for a Fortune 50 company1

Recently, Frank has been involved in initiatives related to supplier diversity and sustainable supply chain management, emphasizing the importance of diversified supply chains for increasing resilience and broadening the customer base.345