Deborah Simpson

Debbie Simpson’s success has been driven by her passions for diversity, change, and growth. Named 2018 Lifetime Achievement Winner by Consulting Magazine for Women Leadership in Consulting, Debbie has been recognized for her role in Boston Consulting Group’s continued excellence, as well as prior contributions to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Her experience as a global financial and operations leader began first as a partner at PwC, and then at BCG (a $7B business), where she worked for 17 years. Debbie has been a member of the BCG executive committee for the last 12 years, serving as chief financial officer, and more recently as head of global functions. She has been a critical leader in driving BCG’s continued growth and development as a leading management consultancy, and its evolution into a digital leader in the marketplace. She has helped BCG triple in size over the last 11 years and deepen its global footprint, with more than 20,000 partners and staff located in over 90 cities and more than 50 countries. She has achieved the longest-tenured executive committee member at BCG, and received BCG’s President’s Award in 2016 for being instrumental in building BCG’s digital ventures unit. After retiring from BCG 2020, Debbie looks forward to using her time and talents to support Plan’s mission.

In working with two CEOs, numerous executive committees, and audit and risk committee members from over 20 countries during her tenure, Debbie brings poise, knowledge, and a “can-do” attitude to all the teams she works with.

Debbie received her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University, and her master’s degree in business from MIT Sloan School of Management.