Our 10 actions toward racial equity
How we plan to accelerate change within our firm and help combat racism across the world
In 2020, McKinsey put forth a public commitment to anti-racism and social justice. Drawing on our areas of core expertise, we’ve focused on building Black leadership within our organization and beyond, identifying solutions through data-based research and investing in social change within our wider community. While we know that we have a long way to go on our journey, we are proud to support the leaders, businesses and communities working for a more just and equitable society.
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Our Black Voices
Hearing from members of the Black community is not only self-evident in its power but also necessary. Our colleagues share perspectives on their Black experience—in the workplace and beyond.
Our people
Aaron Aboagye
PartnerDetroit
Co-leads the firm’s Semiconductors Practice in the Americas
Darius Bates
PartnerAtlanta
Leads enterprise-wide transformations that deliver a step-change in performance, organizational health, and capabilities
Tiffany Burns
Senior PartnerAtlanta
Leads the Atlanta Office and serves consumer-facing organizations on broad transformation efforts to significantly improve performance...
Seth Goldstrom
Senior PartnerCarolinas
Helps organizations sustain performance transformations through a focus on execution, capability building, and growth
Tania Holt
Senior PartnerLondon
Leads McKinsey’s Healthcare work across Africa. Advises governments, development agencies, philanthropists, and private sector...
Acha Leke
Senior PartnerJohannesburg
Works with key public, private, and social sector institutions to accelerate growth and development in Africa
Sheldon Lyn
PartnerSouthern California
Helps consumer, technology, and media companies achieve sustainable, profitable growth driven by advanced-analytics-enabled strategies...
Tunde Olanrewaju
Managing Partner, UK, Ireland and IsraelLondon
As managing partner of McKinsey’s UK, Ireland and Israel offices, Tunde brings deep experience in supporting a range of financial...
Duwain Pinder
PartnerOhio - Columbus
Serves colleges and universities on strategy and performance improvements and supports organizations across sectors on racial...
Sara Prince
Senior PartnerAtlanta
Helps clients reset and sustain new commercial capabilities to deliver step-change growth
Shelley Stewart
Senior PartnerNew York
Helps companies accelerate growth in the private-equity, advanced-industries, and technology sectors; guides organizations across...
Supporting Black leaders
McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
Our goal is to inspire, empower, and sustain action that leads to the economic development of Black communities across the globe.
Black Leadership Academy Experience
Helping to accelerate the progression of Black leaders in their organizations
Investing in future leaders
Sophomore Summer Business Analyst Program
Our Sophomore Summer Business Analyst program provides a highly select group of Black/African American and/or Hispanic/Latino undergraduate students first-hand experience with consulting at McKinsey & Company.
Freshman Diversity Leadership Academy
McKinsey’s Freshman Diversity Leadership Academy (FDLA) was established in 2017 with the goal of meeting and supporting talented university freshmen who identify as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, or Native American.
Identifying solutions
McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
Our goal is to inspire, empower, and sustain action that leads to the economic development of Black communities across the globe.
Article - McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
Building supportive ecosystems for Black-owned US businesses
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The right business ecosystems can mitigate or negate the effects of structural obstacles to business building for Black business owners—and add $290 billion in business equity.
Article - McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
COVID-19: Investing in Black lives and livelihoods
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The unfolding public-health and possible economic disaster of the pandemic will disproportionately affect Black Americans—unless stakeholders respond immediately.
Article - McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
The case for accelerating financial inclusion in black communities
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A lack of financial inclusion for black Americans exists at every level of the financial system. Understanding the sources of exclusion is the first step to fixing the system.
Report - McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
The economic impact of closing the racial wealth gap
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The persistent racial wealth gap in the United States is a burden on Black Americans as well as the overall economy. New research quantifies the impact of closing the gap and identifies key sources of this socioeconomic inequity.
