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Jason McLinn is a partner at Bain & Company in the Chicago office (Email: jason.mclinn@bain.com). He is a leader in Bain’s industrial goods and services and customer strategy practices with a focus on the chemicals sector. During nearly 20 years of consulting, he has worked with leading chemical companies on growth strategy, M&A, customer relationships, and asset investments. McLinn has led Bain’s initiatives to evaluate the impact of shale gas on industrial companies. He has a BA in mathematics and economics from Northwestern Univ. and an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management.