About Charles
Charles Roxburgh is a director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey's business and economics research arm, and a director (senior partner) of McKinsey based in London. From 2006 to 2009 he led McKinsey’s Global Corporate and Investment Banking Practice based in New York. He previously led McKinsey's UK Financial Institutions Practice and was also a coleader of McKinsey's Strategy Practice worldwide.
Charles has led a number of major research efforts at McKinsey. His recent work at MGI has focused on global capital markets trends, including debt and deleveraging and how sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, and private equity have fared in the financial crisis; Africa's economic and business prospects; European growth, productivity, and labor market developments; and an analysis of the UK’s growth challenges and opportunities. Other research has examined trends in European investment banking and the organizational and cultural challenges faced by investment banks and asset managers. He edited a McKinsey Quarterly anthology and authored a number of articles on strategy and scenario planning. Charles' research has been featured in academic journals and in leading international publications. He is a frequent speaker on the global economy, capital markets, and the investment banking industry.
In his client work, Charles has served a wide range of financial institutions on issues of strategy, risk management, and organization. He has extensive experience in both retail and wholesale banking and in all segments of the insurance industry in Europe, the United States, and Asia. In addition to working with large banks and insurance companies, he has also served hedge funds and private-equity investors. He has served a major regulatory body on its top-level organization and regulatory strategy and has contributed to a number of McKinsey projects addressing financial-center competitiveness. He has also worked with leading trade associations on issues concerning the industry's response to the current financial crisis.
Selected published work
“The emerging equity gap: Growth and stability in the new investor landscape,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2011
“Mapping global capital markets 2011,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2011
“European growth and renewal: The path from crisis to recovery,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2011
“From austerity to prosperity: Seven priorities for the long term in the United Kingdom,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2010
“Beyond austerity: A path to economic growth and renewal in Europe,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2010
“Lions on the move: The progress and the potential of Africa’s economies,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2010
“Debt and deleveraging: The global credit bubble and its economic consequences,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2010
Education
| Harvard Business School |
MBA - Baker Scholar with high distinction |
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| Trinity College, Cambridge |
First-class degree in Classics |
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