About Susan

Dr. Susan Lund is the director of research and a Washington, DC partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey's business and economics research arm.

Her research focuses on global financial markets, labor markets, and on economic growth. Recent reports have looked at shifting pools of global wealth and the rise of emerging market investors, prospects for US job creation and the future of work, and the long-term growth prospects for African economies. She has authored numerous articles in leading business and academic publications. She is a frequent speaker at conferences on economics and financial markets.

Prior to joining McKinsey, Susan worked extensively in developing economies, including the Philippines, Guinea-Bissau, and rural China.

Selected published work

Financial globalization: Retreat or reset?,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2013

Africa at work: Job creation and inclusive growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2012

The world at work: Jobs, pay, and skills for 3.5 billion people,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2012

Help wanted: The future of work in advanced economies,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2012

Debt and deleveraging: Uneven progress on the path to growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2012

The emerging equity gap: Growth and stability in the new investor landscape,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2011

An economy that works: Job creation and America’s future,” McKinsey Global Institute, June, 2011

Africa: The next growth market,” Harvard Business Review, May, 2011

Five myths about interest rates,” Washington Post, January 21, 2011

Farewell to cheap capital: The implications of long-term shifts in global investment and saving,” McKinsey Global Institute, December, 2010

Education
Stanford University PhD in applied economics
Northwestern University BA in economics

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