Kurt Grichel

Partner,

Seattle

Head of Bain's Americas Retail practice

About Kurt

Kurt Grichel is the head of our Americas Retail practice and an active member of our Performance Improvement practice. He has over two decades of consulting and industry experience.

Kurt works across a range of sectors within retail including grocery, mass retail and specialty retail. Within this, he covers a variety of strategic issues, including portfolio strategy, assortment optimization, customer segmentation & value proposition, supply chain strategy, fresh grocery strategy, M&A, and strategic cost reduction. 

Kurt has worked in our New York, Dallas, and Seattle offices. Prior to joining Bain, Kurt was a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase.

Kurt received a BA in business administration from Western Washington University. He earned his MBA and was a Palmer Scholar at Wharton.