Michael Tower

Mike Tower is a seasoned leader with a diverse background including P&L management, strategy leadership, and broad-based consulting for both Fortune 500 and privately held companies.

As A.T. Kearney’s Managing Partner for North America, Mike led the firm’s largest profit center to record profit performance while managing the ‘100-year old start-up’ after the firm’s management-led buyout. Among his many accomplishments, Mike set the region’s strategic direction, implemented new compensation and evaluation models, and reorganized the recruiting, professional development and staffing processes. He also revamped the firm’s diversity and inclusion office and reinstituted the firm’s quality initiative. After serving as Managing Partner, Mike returned to client service where he consulted with clients on strategy, operational, and organizational issues, primarily in the Retail and CPG sectors. In addition, Mike led the firm’s growth initiative to hire select high-performing partners from competitor firms and led a redesign and execution of the firm’s global junior recruiting process. He also served as Chairman of the America’s Diversity and Inclusion Council and was co-leader of the global D&I initiative.