The 2021 Top 25 Consultants: Jon Weber

Jon Weber is a Managing Director and Partner in L.E.K.'s Boston office and currently serves on the firm's Global Leadership Team. He most recently led L.E.K.'s global Retail and Consumer practices. Jon has extensive experience working across retail channels and with worldwide consumer brands. He advises clients on a range of strategic issues, including growth strategy, digital and channel strategy, pricing and promotions, customer experience and engagement, consumer insights and brand position, merchandising and service offering development, performance improvement, and mergers and acquisitions. His clients span a variety of sectors, including apparel, footwear, health and wellness, food and beverage, sporting goods, pet, restaurants and consumer durables.

Prior to L.E.K., Jon spent four years with Deloitte & Touche. Jon received his MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and holds a BS with highest honors in business and economics from Lehigh University.

Jon has also led pro bono work for several local organizations, such as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Boston Sports Museum, and has had long-term relationships with Make-A-Wish and Pan-Mass Challenge.

What do you consider your greatest personal or professional achievement?

"I'm particularly proud of the role I played in building L.E.K.'s Retail and Consumer practices. Starting out, we had to establish ourselves in a very competitive market, and it would have been easier to build a career in an industry sector where the firm had a stronger presence back then. We worked extremely hard to build our capability and reputation, one client at a time, and today we're one of the top firms serving the industry; Retail and Consumer are among the largest practice areas for the firm."

\What have you loved most about your consulting career?

"I love two main things. First, I love helping my clients succeed. For me, it's very personal; clients have trusted me and our team to help them, to get them to a better place. When you do that, it's extremely satisfying — you're helping them, their team, their careers, their company, their employees, their shareholders, their community."

"Second, consulting puts me in an environment where I'm working with exceptionally smart and talented people, every hour of every day. In this environment, so many rewarding things happen — I learn so much from the people around me. The power of the team gets us to a far superior place than we would have gotten to individually. We share in the joy and satisfaction of doing great work and succeeding together."

What does being honored as a Top 25 Consultant mean to you?

"I am extremely honored and humbled by this award. It is a reflection of many years of hard work, but also the extraordinary culture and people at L.E.K. who came together to build something special in this industry sector. At every step, the firm supported my efforts to invest in building the Retail and Consumer Products practices and allowed me to pursue my passion. Furthermore, our team is composed of many colleagues who shared a collective vision and also made personal investments and sacrifices to get us to where we are today. So, it's an acknowledgment that a lot of people and great work came together to make this happen."

What has motivated you to excel over the course of your career? 

"I have a genuine passion for understanding brands and consumers and their behaviors — I just find it really interesting. And the puzzle for how brands compete and connect with consumers is always evolving, and that fascinates me. If I were advising clients on things that I didn't like or care about, I wouldn't have the inspiration to dig in and push my thinking to the level needed to deliver the kinds of insights required to be successful."