Board Member
Sam Rovit is a senior advisor at Bain & Company and a long‑time leader in consumer products, agribusiness, and mergers and acquisitions. Since joining Bain in 1988, he has worked globally and previously served as the firm’s global leader of the M&A and Divestitures practice. He is co‑author of Mastering the Merger, published by Harvard Business Review, and is known for his commitment to developing the next generation of leaders both at Bain and within the organizations he has led.
Over the past decade, Mr. Rovit has held senior executive roles across the food industry, including CEO of Swift & Co. and CTI Foods; EVP of Strategy at Kraft Foods, where he co‑led the separation of Kraft and Mondelēz; and President roles at Planters and Oscar Mayer/Lunchables. He has extensive board experience, having served as an independent director for Buffalo Wild Wings, Packer Sanitation Services, Inc., and MRC Global. Mr. Rovit holds an MBA from Harvard University, an MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a BA in Public Policy from Duke University.
Why Marc serves on the Board
Chicago is one of the world’s greatest cities and as a long time resident who has benefited from living here, I wanted to help lift up those less fortunate on a particularly important topic which is ensuring one of the basics of life – food – is available to all.
What does this work, and mission mean to you?
It is unacceptable to me that anyone in a country, and a city as wealthy as ours should go hungry. I’ve led many top food companies and advised many more, so I know what great looks like. Learning about the sophistication and professionalism with which the Greater Chicago Food Depository goes about its mission of ending hunger in Cook County was inspiring to me, and I look forward to contributing to its continued success.