Bernard Kang joins L.E.K. Consulting as partner in global pricing practice

Bernard Kang has joined strategy firm L.E.K. Consulting as a partner in its pricing practice in Los Angeles.

Kang brings more than 20 years of experience in pricing strategy and AI-driven analytics, with expertise spanning price optimization, price architecture, commercial analytics, operating model design, and technology-enabled implementation.

He joins L.E.K. Consulting from Zilliant, a B2B pricing software company, where he spent two years as VP of pricing advisory and head of the pricing science and consulting organizations. Before that, Kang spent 14 years with EY, where he was a partner and head of the global pricing and commercial analytics practice.

Earlier in his career, Kang was a research director at Corporate Executive Board (now Gartner).

He has an MBA and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago.

L.E.K. says Kang’s hiring represents an important step in the buildout of the consultancy’s pricing practice.

“Pricing is often one of the most complex and powerful levers in our clients’ businesses,” said Manny Picciola, L.E.K.’s Americas region head. “Bernard’s deep expertise in B2B pricing, combined with L.E.K.’s exceptional industry knowledge and commercial strategy capabilities, positions us to deliver differentiated, pragmatic advice that result in meaningful value.”

L.E.K. was founded in 1983 and has more than 2,300 professionals across 27 offices in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. The firm’s practices include strategy, M&A, performance improvement, marketing & sales, procurement, digital, data & analytics, and sustainability.

“Companies today have access to more data, better pricing tools, and faster AI capabilities than ever, but technology alone doesn’t create value,” said Kang. “The opportunity is to combine those capabilities with a deep understanding of customers, markets and business operations. With L.E.K.’s pricing expertise and industry depth, I’m excited to help clients turn pricing strategy into improved growth, margins and lasting impact.”