About
Advisory Partner at Bain & Company in Sydney. Passion for customer strategy and growth, especially in consumer products and services. Seasoned strategy advisor, coach and mentor.
30+ years of experience advising senior executives in the US, Asia and Australia on strategic and operational issues.
Former member of Bain’s global Board of Directors. Joined Bain in San Francisco in 1993, after stints in marketing (adidas) and technology sales (IBM, NCR). Experienced coach and mentor.
Trying to make a positive difference to early childhood development in Australia. Board member at Social Ventures Australia and Goodstart Early Learning. Co-founder of Restacking the Odds, which aims to help young children experiencing disadvantage.
Non-executive Director at Tennis Australia, focused on building active participation and support for the sport of tennis throughout Australia.
Angel investor with the FB10x syndicate. Excited to support very early stage founders with a bold ambition to make the world a better place.
Articles by Chris
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Chief Executive Women and Bain's 2015 Australia Gender Parity Survey
Chief Executive Women and Bain's 2015 Australia Gender Parity Survey
By Chris Harrop
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Our work in Restacking is equipping communities and services across Australia with the data and capability they need to drive equitable outcomes for…
Our work in Restacking is equipping communities and services across Australia with the data and capability they need to drive equitable outcomes for…
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What a great day in Canberra! I was thrilled to draw on my work with the Restacking the Odds Project, represent Murdoch Children's Research Institute…
What a great day in Canberra! I was thrilled to draw on my work with the Restacking the Odds Project, represent Murdoch Children's Research Institute…
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Transforming A Company By Learning To Love Customers
Bain Brief
See publicationTelstra set out a few years ago to earn the advocacy of its customers, even those who had been vocal critics. The story of their successful customer-centred transformation has lessons for any company aspiring to the same goals.
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Tennis Australia
Non-executive Director
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Goodstart Early Learning
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Social Ventures Australia
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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
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More activity by Chris
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As the father of 3 girls, this interview really struck home. Have a listen. So many powerful messages for everyone and a reminder of the positive…
As the father of 3 girls, this interview really struck home. Have a listen. So many powerful messages for everyone and a reminder of the positive…
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Anvil Serg Bañez is on a lifelong mission to help his dad walk. It’s this dream that saw him found and launch his company Dennisson Technologies…
Anvil Serg Bañez is on a lifelong mission to help his dad walk. It’s this dream that saw him found and launch his company Dennisson Technologies…
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"Pick two enormous forces and wonder how they connect" - Paul Ford For us, these two enormous forces are: 🏭 1. Global problems in sustainability,…
"Pick two enormous forces and wonder how they connect" - Paul Ford For us, these two enormous forces are: 🏭 1. Global problems in sustainability,…
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As my second year with the UN World Food Programme draws to a close, I’m very grateful to David McMahon for supporting me to document and share some…
As my second year with the UN World Food Programme draws to a close, I’m very grateful to David McMahon for supporting me to document and share some…
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Be still my beating heart - The PM has just announced a groundbreaking 15 percent wage increase for our amazing Early Childhood Educators! Anthony…
Be still my beating heart - The PM has just announced a groundbreaking 15 percent wage increase for our amazing Early Childhood Educators! Anthony…
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Dunedin Study x The Kardashians? Yes, seriously! In last week’s season finale of The Kardashians, some family members took an epigenetic blood test…
Dunedin Study x The Kardashians? Yes, seriously! In last week’s season finale of The Kardashians, some family members took an epigenetic blood test…
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Such a great week last week visiting one of our #RestackingTheOdds partners, Gladstone Region engaging in action Together (GRT). Big thank you to…
Such a great week last week visiting one of our #RestackingTheOdds partners, Gladstone Region engaging in action Together (GRT). Big thank you to…
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Such great work bringing Victorian and Queensland Restacking the Odds colleagues together to help communities, families, and children thrive across…
Such great work bringing Victorian and Queensland Restacking the Odds colleagues together to help communities, families, and children thrive across…
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Game Changer! 💡 Our first few customers have been dying for a way to collate, visualise and report a holistic view of their businesses social…
Game Changer! 💡 Our first few customers have been dying for a way to collate, visualise and report a holistic view of their businesses social…
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What is Startmate First Believers?? 🐝 Let's hear from our Investment Manager, Ben Simai. First Believers is our dedicated angel investing program.…
What is Startmate First Believers?? 🐝 Let's hear from our Investment Manager, Ben Simai. First Believers is our dedicated angel investing program.…
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Obsession metrics was one of the topics during our Leadership Forum last month, and Kean Selway of Catalyst Education Pty Ltd shared how their team…
Obsession metrics was one of the topics during our Leadership Forum last month, and Kean Selway of Catalyst Education Pty Ltd shared how their team…
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Check out #RestackingtheOdds. Putting data and action in the hands of front line providers to help THEM drive the equitable system change we need…
Check out #RestackingtheOdds. Putting data and action in the hands of front line providers to help THEM drive the equitable system change we need…
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I always feel a little silly calling out social media interactions as a business metric. Particularly to investors when there are more ‘serious’…
I always feel a little silly calling out social media interactions as a business metric. Particularly to investors when there are more ‘serious’…
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To tackle entrenched disadvantage in Australia, we need to have consistent and timely information to know what is happening and where, but we don’t !…
To tackle entrenched disadvantage in Australia, we need to have consistent and timely information to know what is happening and where, but we don’t !…
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