In The Trenches
In The Trenches
Steve Divitkos
Rob Markey: Creator of the Net Promoter Score and Founder of Bain's Global Customer Strategy Practice
1 hour 19 minutes Posted Oct 2, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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Rob Markey is the creator of the Net Promoter Score ("NPS"), which has grown to become the de facto metric for measuring the health, loyalty and satisfaction of a customer base. He is also a longtime Partner at Bain & Company, where he founded and leads their Global Customer Strategy practice.


Rob is the co-author of The Ultimate Question 2.0: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.


Rob also teaches at Harvard Business School, and serves on several nonprofit and corporate boards, where he helps leaders build customer‑centric businesses.