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Sasha Duchnowski is a Partner at Bain & Company and is based in the firm’s Chicago office. He is a leader in the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources, Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility and Strategy practices. Since joining Bain in 2004, Duchnowski has honed deep expertise across the energy and natural resources sphere, especially within food and agriculture. He focuses on advising clients—corporations, NGOs, and investors—on a range of strategy topics related to ESG-driven disruption in Food & Agriculture and materials (i.e. plastics), including new business development, growth strategy, and innovation strategy. Duchnowski leads Bain’s global Food System Transformation efforts and has led or advised on critical programs and collaborations like Pacific Island Tuna and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. This work involves partnerships with important NGOs like The Nature Conservancy and The American Chemistry Council. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.

The energy and natural resources sphere, especially within agriculture, Has advised clients on topics including animal nutrition and protein production, crop production and distribution, fertilizers and food processing

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