Karl Zimmermann is a Senior Partner in Bain & Company’s Boston office. He leads the Grocery and Mass Sector in the Americas. He's also a member of Bain’s Performance Improvement practice.Karl has more than 18 years of experience at Bain. His primary focus at Bain is supporting food retail clients across a range of topics including Category Management, Sourcing (branded and fresh), Mergers and Acquisitions (diligence, integration), and Performance Improvement. Karl has particularly deep experience in the grocery, convenience, and value oriented channels (hard discount and club).In addition to client work, Karl is actively involved in Bain's recruiting and global training activities. He holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a BS in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business. Karl lives outside of Boston with his wife and their four children and their dog Hazel.