Gau is a veteran in the world of operational strategy and performance improvement, leading clients in fundamentally improving their strategy, innovation, product development, and supply chain management. He has led projects in a wide range of industry segments including telecom, electronics, computers, software, semiconductor, automotive, chemical and private equity companies throughout Asia – including Japan, China and Taiwan – as well as North America and Europe.

Gau joined AlixPartners from PRTM, an operational and strategy consulting firm, where he was a director of the firm’s Shanghai office. Before that, he was an associate principal with McKinsey & Company, serving as the firm’s leader in its global innovation initiative and co-leader of the firm’s innovation strategy knowledge effort. He was also a leader in McKinsey’s product development practice.

Gau was also previously the Chief Strategy Officer at Compal Electronics in Taiwan and China, with responsibilities in overseeing the development of the company’s overall product development strategy, allocation of R&D resources, execution of technology, product definition, and project execution.

“Jack is a welcomed addition to the AlixPartners team,” said Michael Grindfors, chief executive officer of AlixPartners. “He is well regarded among clients and colleagues as a person with a pragmatic and collaborative approach, and he delivers distinctive results.”

Gau holds a PhD and Master of Science degree in computer sciences from Harvard University, an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University.

About AlixPartners
AlixPartners is a global restructuring, consulting, and financial advisory firm that helps its large and middle-market corporate clients achieve improved outcomes when it really matters. The AlixPartners’ “one-stop-shop” suite of services range from operational performance improvement and financial restructuring across all major corporate disciplines (manufacturing, supply chain, IT, and sales and marketing), to financial advisory services (financial reporting, corporate governance and investigations, and litigation consulting), to technology-enabled claims management. Headquartered in Michigan, the firm has more than 700 employees in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Düsseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo. It is on the Web at www.alixpartners.com.