Nicolas Barral

Nicolas is a Principal at ghSMART based in London. He serves private-equity, hedge-funds, and corporate clients on their most pressing leadership priorities, including leadership assessment, development and coaching, top team effectiveness and organizational change.

Prior to joining ghSMART, Nico worked as a Principal at BCG in London where he advised CEOs and senior executives predominantly in the Energy and Public Sector. He led Strategy, Operations, Digital, and Large-Scale Transformation projects across Europe. Nico also completed an internal secondment as a CEO Ambassador where he supported BCG’s CEO and Global People Chair on their top-priority strategic initiatives.

Before BCG, he spent five years at Oilfield Services company Schlumberger working as a Mechanical Engineer & Team Leader. He gained leadership experience in challenging offshore environments in the North Sea and West Africa.

Nico holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he graduated with Honors, a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a MSc in Industrial Engineering from Arts et Metiers ParisTech.