Who Is Bruce Henderson?

Bruce Henderson was a businessman who founded the Boston Consulting Group. It all started back in 1963 when Bruce D. Henderson founded the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as part of The Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company. The BCG became independent by the end of the 1970s, and it started an expansion process. In 2019, BCG made over $8.5 billion in revenues.

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In the 1970s, Bruce D. Henderson, founder of the Boston Consulting Group, came up with The Product Portfolio (aka BCG Matrix, or Growth-share Matrix), which would look at a successful business product portfolio based on potential growth and market shares. It divided products into four main categories: cash cows, pets (dogs), question marks, and stars.
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It all started back in 1963 when Bruce D. Henderson founded the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as part of The Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company. The BCG became independent by the end of the 1970s, and it started an expansion process. In 2019, BCG made over $8.5 billion in revenues.

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