Expertise

We rely on our reach, experience and people to develop our extensive expertise

McKinsey's expertise comes from decades of working with the world's top leaders and organizations, our continuous investment in knowledge development, and the talent and experience of our people, many of whom are among the most accomplished professionals in their chosen industry or sector.

Bringing experts together from around the world
But what truly distinguishes McKinsey is how we harness and apply our expertise. We operate as "one firm," which means we share people, knowledge, and resources freely across our global network to understand and solve our clients' toughest challenges.

Our approach is to assemble teams whose members represent the best mix of industry knowledge, functional expertise, local understanding and diverse perspective needed to tackle daunting problems that have no easy answers. We aren't restricted by geography - McKinsey consultants from our more than 80 offices worldwide are available to contribute their expertise to any client study.

We don't limit our thinking, either. The specialized expertise of each of our practices is open to everyone at McKinsey. Our consultants draw on this deep body of knowledge to prepare for client studies. And as they immerse themselves in a client's challenge, they often look to the firm's experience across other industries for insights and lessons to develop innovative solutions.

Building and sharing knowledge
McKinsey invests more than $100 million each year to develop and enrich our intellectual capital. It's our ongoing commitment to not only understand the forces shaping our clients' priorities and performance, but also help shape their development. We publish some of our insights in The McKinsey Quarterly, through the McKinsey Global Institute and in other influential publications such as Harvard Business Review and The Economist.