The 2012 Women Leaders in Consulting: Kim Wagner

Kim Wagner, a New York-based Senior Partner of The Boston Consulting Group, came to consulting by accident. When she was finishing her PhD, there was a hiring freeze across the pharmaceutical industry in R&D. As she began exploring different opportunities to ‘wait out’ the downturn, several consulting firms arrived on campus looking for scientists. Before she knew it, she says, she was doing final round interviews and getting offers.

Joe Kornik | January 07, 2013

Kim WagnerClient Service Award

Kim WagnerSenior PartnerThe Boston Consulting Group

Kim Wagner, a New York-based Senior Partner of The Boston Consulting Group, came to consulting by accident. When she was finishing her PhD, there was a hiring freeze across the pharmaceutical industry in R&D. As she began exploring different opportunities to 'wait out' the downturn, several consulting firms arrived on campus looking for scientists. Before she knew it, she says, she was doing final round interviews and getting offers.

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