After graduating as salutatorian of the Class of 1973 at Mountain Lakes High School, Chris Jenny attended Dartmouth College, where he majored in Mathematics and Urban Studies and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He then went on to receive his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar.
Mr. Jenny was the youngest Partner ever elected at Bain & Co., a leading worldwide management consulting firm, and then serving as CEO of two portfolio companies for Bain Capital and The Noel Group. For the past 20 years, Mr. Jenny has served as a Senior Partner and President of The Parthenon Group, a 300 person consulting firm with offices in Boston, San Francisco, London, Mumbai, Shanghai and Singapore.
In addition he has served on several corporate boards and was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the President’s Export Council, the nation’s premiere advisory board on international trade. In 2001, Consulting Magazine named Chris one of the nation’s “Top 25 Most Influential Consultants”, along with Mitt Romney and current eBay CEO John Donahoe, among others.
Mr. Jenny has served his current hometown community of Wayland, MA in many ways. He has served on numerous town committees, coached 45 youth soccer and baseball teams, cofounded Wayland High School’s Athletics Hall of Fame and has led fundraising efforts to build or improve many of the town’s athletic facilities. He also serves on the board of the Sudbury Valley Trustees, one of New England’s largest regional land trusts.
Mr. Jenny has been a resident of Wayland, MA for more than 20 years and has been married to his wife Andi for 28 years. They have four children.