A Boston Consulting Group bigwig and former adviser to President Trump was laid up in a Bali hospital instead of giving a planned speech on clean energy in Australia after breaking nine ribs while vacationing in the South Pacific paradise, according to a report Thursday.
Rich Lesser, the consulting giant’s global chair, was among dozens of speakers slated to discuss the development of clean energy technologies. at the two-day Sydney Energy Forum.
Instead, Lesser’s appearance was scrapped after the 60-year-old broke nine ribs while wakeboarding or waterskiing during the family getaway in Bali, The Australian reported.
He remains in a local hospital while recovering from his injuries, the report said. Ant Roediger, a managing partner in BCG’s Australia division, stepped in to deliver the speech.
A BCG spokesperson confirmed the scary accident in a statement to the outlet, noting that Lesser was “in good spirits, receiving the best of care in Bali and being supported by BCG’s Sydney and Jakarta offices.”
The Post has reached out to BCG for further comment.
Lesser shifted to his role as BCG’s global chair after serving as its CEO from 2013 to 2021, according to the company’s website. A green energy advocate, he also serves as a chief adviser to the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders.
In 2016, Lesser served as a member of former President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum, an advisory panel of business leaders.
Other notable speakers at the Sydney Energy Forum included the Biden administration’s Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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