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Lesser holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, and earned a bachelor's degree summa cum laude in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan.{{cite web|url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=12485525&privcapId=135794&previousCapId=59665769&previousTitle=STARWOOD%20PROPERTY%20TRUST%20INC |title=Executive Profile: Richard I. Lesser |publisher= Businessweek.com |accessdate=2013-03-11}} He grew up in Pittsburgh, PA{{cite web|url= http://finance.yahoo.com/news/boston-consulting-group-names-rich-050100620.html |title=The Boston Consulting Group Names Rich Lesser New President and CEO |publisher= Yahoo.com |accessdate=2013-04-12}} and attended Taylor Allderdice High School.

Prior to joining BCG, Lesser worked in product development as a process development engineer and group leader{{cite web|url=http://www.bcg.com/media/individual_honors.aspx#tcm127161 |title=Individual Honors: Rich Lesser |publisher= BCG.com |accessdate=2013-03-11}} at Procter & Gamble.{{cite web|url= http://www.bcg.com/media/pressreleasedetails.aspx?id=tcm:12-105846 |title=The Boston Consulting Group Elects Rich Lesser as Its Next CEO |publisher= BCG.com |accessdate=2013-03-11}}

In 1988, Lesser joined BCG. His client work at BCG has focused on innovation, strategy, and large-scale transformation in the health care and consumer sectors.{{cite web|url= http://www.bcg.com/about_bcg/leadership/executive_committee.aspx |title=Executive Committee |publisher= BCG.com |accessdate=2013-03-11}} In 2000, Lesser became head of BCG's New York office, and in 2009, he was appointed to the position of Chairman of North and South America. Lesser was named one of the industry's "most influential consultants" in 2009 by Consulting Magazine.{{cite web|url= http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ART631951 |title=Top 25 Consultants, 2009: Rich Lesser |publisher= Consultingmag.com |accessdate=2013-03-11}}

In 2013, Lesser participated in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting session, "China 2020: Vision Meets Reality."{{cite web|url= http://www.weforum.org/sessions/summary/china-2020-vision-meets-reality |title=China 2020: Vision Meets Reality |publisher= weforum.org |accessdate=2013-03-11}} He has authored several publications on topics such as e-health,{{cite web|url= https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/health_care_vital_signs_ehealth_patient_paradox/ |title=Vital Signs Update: The E-Health Patient Paradox |publisher= bcgperspectives.com |accessdate=2013-03-14}}{{cite web|url= https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/biopharma_health_care_payers_providers_getting_real_about_e_health/ |title=Getting Real About E-Health |publisher= bcgperspectives.com |accessdate=2013-03-14}}{{cite web|url= https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/health_care_impact_of_ehealth_on_patients_and_physicians/ |title=Vital Signs: The Impact of E-Health on Patients and Physicians |publisher= bcgperspectives.com |accessdate=2013-03-14}}innovation,{{cite web|url= https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/consumer_products_growth_disciplined_approach_breathrough_innovation/ |title=

A Disciplined Approach to Breakthrough Innovation |publisher= bcgperspectives.com |accessdate=2013-03-14}} and the future of the global economy.{{cite web|url= https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/growth_corporate_strategy_portfolio_management_the_art_of_and/ |title=

The Art of And |publisher= bcgperspectives.com |accessdate=2013-03-14}}

"If people want a rubber stamp, that's not what we do. We work with leaders who sometimes have terrific hypotheses, and of course we take them seriously, but we don't view our role as the validators of management.{{cite web|url= http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323820304578412970197399366.html |title= Wrangling Big Issues to Draw Clients |publisher= The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=2013-04-12}}

• [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifx3XE06fyY Rich Lesser] at World Economic Forum
• [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rich-lesser/decoding-the-signals-from_b_2561812.html Decoding the 'Signals' From Davos]
• [http://www.bcg.com/media/individual_honors.aspx#tcm127161 Rich Lesser on BCG.com]
• [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323820304578412970197399366.html Rich Lesser interview] with The Wall Street Journal

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