McKinsey has announced the election of its newest class of partners—leaders helping shape the firm’s future and deepening our impact with clients, colleagues, and communities worldwide.
These newly elected leaders have accelerated clinical trials, boosted productivity and built capabilities for teams, and helped clients unlock new possibilities through digital and AI transformation. They’ve launched ventures in the space economy, reimagined travel, built banks, brought electric trucks to market, and designed the systems behind many of today’s everyday experiences.
Equally important, they’ve strengthened McKinsey itself—mentoring colleagues, sponsoring emerging talent, and passing on a stronger firm for the next generation. Their stories reflect the creativity, resilience, and collaboration that continue to define McKinsey’s impact around the world.
Meet some of McKinsey’s newest partners and the impact they’re creating with clients
Paul Beaumont, Singapore
Based in Singapore, Paul Beaumont, PhD, leads some of McKinsey’s most ambitious AI-powered transformations across Asia. As a leader of QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey in Southeast Asia, he helps CEOs and executive teams turn data and technology into enterprise-wide impact across sectors such as banking, commodities, and pharmaceuticals.
Paul’s leadership blends analytical rigor with human insight. Guided by the idea that “there’s no comfort in growth, and no growth in comfort,” he inspires teams to view challenges as opportunities. One standout engagement transformed a major commodities client once overwhelmed by data—co-creating AI solutions that turned 15 days of manual work into just 15 seconds of insight. “That’s the moment,” he says, “when belief becomes ownership.”
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Franziska Kraken, Cologne
Based in Cologne, Germany, Franziska Kraken helps insurers across Europe and Japan achieve growth amid disruption. A specialist in large-scale transformation, she partners with clients to redesign claims, underwriting, and customer engagement—using AI and analytics to make processes faster, fairer, and more transparent.
Recently, she supported a German insurer on an ambitious end-to-end transformation to reimagine how it engages with policyholders and streamline claims and operations for greater transparency and efficiency. “Claims are the moment of truth for insurers,” she says. “My goal is to help every client turn that moment into a real strength.”
For Franziska, lasting transformation depends as much on people as on technology. She fosters teams that combine analytical rigor with creativity and connection. “I want to create the kind of environment my mentors built for me—one where people feel supported, inspired, and at their best.”
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Jen Malandra, Boston
Few careers capture reinvention like Jen Malandra’s—from overseeing nuclear operations on an aircraft carrier to leading manufacturing transformations. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Jen served eight years in the Navy before an inflection point led her from steel-decked ships to steel-toed factory floors as a consultant at McKinsey. “I loved the mission and the teams,” she says. “When I looked for a new career, I wanted to keep solving big problems with incredible people.”
Today, she works with industrial leaders to near-shore capacity, scale production, and redesign manufacturing systems. “For many clients,” Jen says, “scaling production is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Helping them seize it feels like mission work all over again.”
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Witold Wdziekonski, Colorado
Based in Colorado, Witold Wdziekonski leads McKinsey’s global financial planning and analysis team—guiding how the firm allocates resources, steers investment, and enables innovation.
An economist trained at the University of Chicago, Witold joined McKinsey in 2007 after an early career in specialty chemicals. His path to partnership was unconventional: from junior researcher to consultant serving clients in Shanghai and Bucharest, then into finance leadership roles.
As global head of financial strategy, he’s restructured his team to lead with data-driven insight and invest boldly in AI-enabled transformation. “I get to say yes to investments that help us serve clients in new ways,” he says. “My goal is to leave our finance function stronger than I found it—and to help leaders make better strategic decisions as our firm evolves.”
Stephen Xu, Toronto
Stephen Xu, a leader at QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey in Toronto, is part of the generation redefining how organizations create impact with artificial intelligence. He helps clients imagine what’s possible when AI is applied thoughtfully—and when technologists, operators, and executives work together to make it real.
Trained in engineering science at the University of Toronto, Stephen bridges deep technology with practical transformation. His problem-first approach helps clients connect business outcomes with human impact. One initiative built AI tools that help legal professionals analyze evidence, surface key dispute points, and even find common ground. “We can use AI to help people understand each other,” he says.
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We also designated the firm’s inaugural class of Distinguished Experts—a new role designed to recognize an exceptional group of domain experts and insight specialists. These nine colleagues are sought-after sources for the deep, world-class expertise our clients need more than ever.
As McKinsey celebrates these new partners, the firm honors their shared impact and commitment to helping clients achieve lasting, positive change while shaping the future of how organizations grow and lead.