Orit Gadiesh (Hebrew: אורית גדיש born January 31, 1951) is an Israeli-American corporate strategist and Chairman of management consulting firm Bain & Company since 1993.

Her family changed the surname Grunfeld to its Hebrew equivalent Gadiesh after requested by David Ben-Gurion.

[4] She completed her compulsory IDF service in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Ezer Weizman.

Gadiesh graduated from Harvard Business School in 1977 in the top 5 percent of her class (Baker Scholar) and was awarded the Brown prize for the most outstanding marketing student.

[7] A frequent business speaker and journal contributor, Gadiesh is co-author of Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use.