Rudy Puryear
Advisory Partner,
Trusted advisor to clients with more than 35 years of experience helping organizations realize their full potential and drive hard business results.
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Highlights
- Former Global Managing Partner of Bain’s IT/Tech practice
- Expert in Bain’s Retail and Information Technology practices
- Strong track record in helping define and execute the digital transformations for large global companies
Rudy Puryear is a director in Bain & Company's Chicago office. He is a leader in Bain's Retail and Enterprise Technology practices.
Rudy has more than 30 years of experience in helping organizations realize their full potential and drive hard business results from their IT investments. Rudy has worked across a broad set of industries, with a particular focus in telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing and distribution.
"There are thousands of things most companies 'could' do in digital, but only a handful they “should” do."
Rudy has significant experience helping his clients with core IT issues, such as IT cost reduction, IT governance and organization, business alignment, strategic sourcing, complexity management and value realization.
Prior to joining Bain in 2002, Rudy was CEO of the publicly traded internet services firm Lante. He also held several senior partner positions at another global consulting firm, where he was the worldwide managing partner for e-commerce and the managing partner for IT strategy.
Rudy completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in computer science at North Carolina State University.
Bain Partner Rudy Puryear shares four actions that organizations can take to reboot IT and achieve full potential in digital.
Recent Insights
- “How to build the next-generation of IT leaders,” CIO, agosto 06, 2018, CIO
- “8 Secrets of effective change leaders,” CIO, julio 31, 2018, CIO
- “6 expert budgeting tips for IT leaders,” CIO, marzo 12, 2018, CIO
- “Is Your Technology Function Ready for a Digital World?,” Brief, noviembre 15, 2017
- “Overcoming Digital's Biggest Obstacle: Legacy IT,” Forbes.com, abril 26, 2017, Article