About the Event
Retiring from a career defined by high performance and constant demands raises a question that gets far less attention than it deserves: what comes next, once the title is gone. Join three leaders from BCG’s CEO Advisory: Christine Barton, Managing Director & Senior Partner and North America Lead; Natasha Maldi, Global Senior Director & Principal; and Melanie Gaynes, Associate Director, for a conversation on how retiring CEOs and other senior leaders can approach this transition with the same intentionality they brought to their careers.
Drawing on their recent research with more than 25 former CEOs of companies with more than one billion in revenue, the authors will explore what separates executives who thrive in retirement from those who struggle, and how to think about building a life beyond the corner office. The conversation will also touch on why continued learning, including around AI, remains essential even after stepping down.
Who's Speaking
Christine Barton
Christine Barton is the North America lead for Boston Consulting Group’s global CEO Advisory practice, where she works closely with CEOs, candidates, next-generation leaders, and directors. She has published extensively on CEO agenda topics across the unique role of the CEO, board/CEO partnership, the CEO as capital and portfolio allocator,...
Christine Barton is the North America lead for Boston Consulting Group’s global CEO Advisory practice, where she works closely with CEOs, candidates, next-generation leaders, and directors. She has published extensively on CEO agenda topics across the unique role of the CEO, board/CEO partnership, the CEO as capital and portfolio allocator, the CEO as chief simplifier, and the CEO as chief energy (and belief) officer, as well as the subject of CEO and director burnout.
For the past 28 years, Christine has worked with CEOs and executive teams in consumer, retail, fashion and luxury, home, beauty and medical aesthetics, consumer health and wellness, and consumer private equity. She spent decades as part of BCG’s regional and global consumer leadership team, including as the industry global CMO.
Christine focuses on topics such as transformation, profitable growth and balanced value creation, organizational restructuring, and funding the growth journey. She is skilled at understanding CEO ambition and resourcing, developing CEO personal action plans, strengthening stakeholder partnerships, and stewarding value creation. Her topic expertise includes crafting enterprise, brand, and regional strategies; elevating leadership; changing organizational behaviors and outcomes; and ensuring execution.
Natasha Maldi
Natasha Maldi is the global senior director of Boston Consulting Group’s CEO Advisory, a global initiative that helps CEOs build a successful multi-year tenure, not just navigate the transition into one. The program integrates strategy, organization, and leadership discussions into a highly customized offering for each executive, delivered through personalized...
Natasha Maldi is the global senior director of Boston Consulting Group’s CEO Advisory, a global initiative that helps CEOs build a successful multi-year tenure, not just navigate the transition into one. The program integrates strategy, organization, and leadership discussions into a highly customized offering for each executive, delivered through personalized programs, global community (SATT) events, and original research.
Natasha is also a leading member of the firm’s Public Sector, Social Impact, and Corporate Finance & Strategy practices. She has additional experience in commercial due diligence across industries through BCG’s Principal Investors & Private Equity practice.
Before joining the firm, Natasha was a Fulbright Scholar in Morocco, where she researched the origins of post-independence Arabic literature.
Melanie Gaynes
Melanie Gaynes co-leads the individualized advisory program for CEO Advisory in North America at Boston Consulting Group. BCG’s CEO Advisory offers confidential, customized advisory programs for CEOs, C-suite executives, and aspiring CEOs with the goal of ensuring their personal and business success during their entire tenure. Melanie is a certified...
Melanie Gaynes co-leads the individualized advisory program for CEO Advisory in North America at Boston Consulting Group. BCG’s CEO Advisory offers confidential, customized advisory programs for CEOs, C-suite executives, and aspiring CEOs with the goal of ensuring their personal and business success during their entire tenure.
Melanie is a certified executive coach and helps executives at critical points of transition establish strong strategic and leadership platforms. She leads a team focused on developing the executive’s strategic priorities, leadership roadmaps, and board engagement plans. She also leads BCG thought leadership projects on CEO and board topics.
Melanie started her career in health economics research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and previously worked at EY, where she focused on due diligence and life sciences work.