D.G. Macpherson is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of W.W. Grainger, Inc.
From 2015 to 2016, D.G. served as Grainger’s Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Group President, Global Supply Chain and International, where he led the development of corporate strategy and continuous improvement, the global supply chain organization, the company’s single channel online business model and international operations in Asia and Europe.
D.G. joined Grainger in 2008 from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where, from 2002-2008, he was Partner and Managing Director. In that capacity, he served as a consultant to Grainger on several strategic and operational efforts including availability improvement, pricing strategy, product line expansion and sales force effectiveness.
At BCG, D.G. was a member of the Industrial Goods Leadership Team with strong experience in production systems and continuous improvement methodologies. Early in his career, he was an operations manager for Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Company and a test engineer with the U.S. Air Force.
D.G. holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.
D.G. served on the International Paper Company Board of Directors from 2021 to 2024, and currently sits on the Museum of Science and Industry Board of Trustees as well as serving as the Vice Chair of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago.