Cam Blaydes

Cam Blaydes is a Principal at ghSMART, where he advises corporate and private equity leaders on their most pressing leadership priorities, including executive talent assessment, leadership coaching and development, and organizational effectiveness.

Prior to ghSMART, Cam was a Senior Manager at Bain & Company where he advised clients across multiple industries on their most critical strategic, operational, and organizational challenges. His primary areas of focus included performance improvement, strategy, and operating model for industrial companies (mining, agriculture, chemicals) and private equity due diligence. In addition to client work, Cam was the Program Manager for the Private Equity Group (PEG) ringfence in Bain’s Chicago office.

Cam holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois.