Edward B. Berk

Ted Berk is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Finance I & II in the required curriculum.

Ted retired in 2016 as a managing director of Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms, after nearly 20 years as a private equity investor. Ted was based in London for the majority of his career, where his primary focus was private equity investments supporting consumer-facing businesses in Europe. Ted held a number of leadership responsibilities at Bain Capital over the course of his career, including coordinating the European investment committee and recruiting.

Ted has broad investment experience, including high-growth situations, international expansions, founder transitions, and operational turnarounds. He has worked across Europe and in North America, South Africa and Japan.

Prior to joining Bain Capital, Ted worked as a consultant with Bain & Company in the United States. He graduated from Harvard Business School, as a Baker Scholar and Siebel Scholar, and he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Harvard College. Ted also attended the Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) as a Jean Monnet fellow.

Cases and Teaching Materials

• Berk, Ted. "Turnaround at Mattel, 2017." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 219-735, April 2019. View Details
• Berk, Ted. "Turnaround at Mattel, 2017." Harvard Business School Case 219-102, April 2019. (Revised December 2019.) View Details
• Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Edward B. Berk, and Nate Schwalb. "AirFox (A): Embracing the Blockchain and an ICO." Harvard Business School Case 818-097, May 2018. (Revised January 2019.) View Details
• Lerner, Josh, and Ted Berk. "Altoona State Investment Board & Bain Capital Fund XI." Harvard Business School Case 218-022, August 2017. View Details

Awards & Honors

Received the 2018 HBS Student Association Faculty Teaching Award for exceptional contributions to the graduating class’s HBS experience.

Areas of Interest

• corporate finance
• incentives
• international business
• mergers and acquisitions
• private equity
Additional Topics
• boards of directors
• capital structure
• consumer goods
• corporate governance
• financial management
• financial strategy
Geographies
• Europe
• North America
• Southern Africa