Industries and functions

We have the deep insights our clients need to guide their decision making

Long ago, we recognized that as our clients’ challenges and opportunities became more complex, we needed to deliver deeper industry and functional knowledge to solve them.

To meet that need, we established industry and functional practices. Located throughout our offices around the world, our practices are made up of individuals with passion and expertise in particular industries or sectors.

This is what we mean when we say we bring the best of the firm to every client.

Functional practices
McKinsey has six practices dedicated to core business disciplines. We make significant investments annually to remain at the forefront of these specialties through research, talking to experts, and developing new insights. We apply this expertise to help leaders transform the performance of their organizations.

Industry practices
McKinsey maintains practices for 18 global industries. We understand these industries from the inside out and continuously strengthen our expertise by working with many of the leading organizations in each sector. Their leaders rely on us to help them identify and respond to market dynamics, emerging trends, advances in technology, and other forces shaping their business.