Dominic Barton is the Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company. In
his 24 years with the firm, Dominic has advised clients in a range of industries
– including banking, consumer goods, high tech and industrial – but his core
area of work is in financial sector development and reform.
Prior to his current role, Dominic was McKinsey's Chairman of Asia from
2004-2009, based in Shanghai, and he led McKinsey's office in Korea from
2000-2004.
Dominic is an active participant in many international fora including Davos,
the Aspen Strategy Group and the World Bank and IMF meetings. He is also a
prolific writer – authoring more than 80 articles on financial services, Asia,
history and the issues and opportunities facing global and Asian markets. He is
the co-author – with Roberto Newell and Greg Wilson – of Dangerous Markets:
Managing in Financial Crises (Wiley & Sons, 2002). His most recent book
is China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China (Talisman, 2007).
Dominic is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and is the Chairman of the
International Advisory Committee to the President of South Korea on National
Future and Vision. In 2009 he was awarded the Magnolia Gold Prize by the
Shanghai Government for his outstanding contributions to the city's development.
Dominic was made a Rhodes Trustee in April 2010 and is an Honorary Fellow at
Brasenose College, Oxford.