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,
Le Cercle des Économistes: Les Rencontres Économiques d'Aix-en-Provence, the
Asia Business Council and the Aspen Strategy Group. 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 is named in the National Association of Corporate Directors list of 100
most influential people in corporate governance and the Boardroom and Financial
Centres International's list of Top 500. Dominic was made a Rhodes Trustee in
April 2010 and is an Honorary Fellow at Brasenose College, Oxford.
