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Lucy Silmore

Lucy Silmore

Chicago, IL, USA

Consultant @ Roland Berger | Corporate Strategy, M&A, Growth Solutions

Consultant at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

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Background

With 2+ years of experience at Roland Berger, I specialize in developing corporate and growth strategies that empower organizations to achieve long-term success. I am passionate about incorporating storytelling and creative thinking into my work to deliver customized solutions for clients. My expertise extends to financial modeling, market studies, and identifying M&A opportunities to fuel business transformation and growth.


Job experience

  • December 2023 - present
    Consultant
    Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
    Chicago, IL, USA

    Led corporate strategy, market trends, and M&A target identification workstreams in order to achieve an EBITDA
    multiple reset and increased total shareholder returns for a $9B chemicals company
    o Built financial models for 10 M&A targets to estimate acquisition cost, premium, and expected synergies using historical financials and competitor benchmarks, leading to 3-5 prioritized companies for due diligence
    o Performed supply/demand forecasting, pricing analysis, assessment of global trade dynamics, and market research on macro trends to evaluate profitability challenges of each business unit and recommended mitigation strategies
    o Led storyboarding and development of Board of Directors presentation, resulting in pursuit of M&A opportunities

    Managed first-year consultant on business strategy and US market dynamics workstreams to develop a new target operating model for an additives company
    o Analyzed 5-10 new areas for market expansion, prioritized expansion options, and established 3 strategic growth pathways which outlined the key success factors, risks, and an execution plan through 2030
    o Co-led 3 workshops with executives to develop a “business essence” by region, identify opportunities to improve market position in each geography, and expand in high growth market in India
    o Created a corporate fact-base and market overview based on 20+ interviews with market participants, customer interviews, and market research to establish an external perspective on the business’s positioning in the US

    Oversaw US workstream to determine new market entry strategy for a European digital therapeutics company
    o Identified 8 go-to-market pathways through interviews with market participants and research on peer-reviewed
    publications, FDA documents, and advocacy organization materials; resulted in 2 pathways for market entry
    o Formulated an execution plan for 2 pathways which estimated reimbursement value and regulatory requirements

  • July 2023 - December 2023
    Junior Consultant II
    Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
    Chicago, IL, USA

    Constructed financial model and market analysis on a growth strategy project for a $22B climate solutions company
    o Developed a pro forma financial model for the rollout of 2 new energy resource solutions to reach an estimated $1.2B in gross profit and meet management’s goal of over 10 gigawatt by 2030
    o Generated profit pool analysis for company’s commercial business unit through expert interviews and secondary research on estimated market sizes and gross profit margins for 5+ end-markets in 2023 and 2030

  • September 2022 - July 2023
    Junior Consultant I
    Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
    Chicago, IL, USA

    Coordinated biopharma industry and competitive dynamics workstreams for a market study on a high-tech equipment,
    supply, and management company participating in the biopharma, semiconductor, and battery end-markets
    o Developed market overview for $400B biopharma market and identified trends in the equipment, engineering & installation, and facility management space through expert interviews and secondary research
    o Conducted 15+ interviews with customers to determine top 5 key purchasing criteria (KPC) for biopharma and EPC customer types, and identified barriers to entry for competing providers

  • June 2021 - August 2021
    Actuarial and Analytics Summer Associate
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
    Boston, MA, USA

    ● Analyzed behavioral health claims to assess telehealth impact on spending and member utilization during COVID-19
    ● Created a pharmacy cost and utilization dashboard in Tableau to identify top 20 quarterly pharma drivers


Education

  • University of Michigan
    B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences
    2018 - 2022
    ● Pharmacy Student Government Council, Chemistry and Pharmacology Guest Lecturer
    ● Published in Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy