Jason McLinn is a partner in Bain’s Chicago office and leads Bain’s Chemicals practice in North America. Jason also is a senior member in the firm’s Commercial Excellence and M&A practices. Over the last 20 years Jason has developed deep experience across a wide range of chemicals categories in polymers, plastics, specialty chemicals, chemical transportation, and chemical distribution. Jason mostly focused on corporate growth strategy, commercial excellence including sales and marketing effectiveness, acquisitions and post-merger integration, cost reduction, and direct and indirect procurement.