Strategy & Corporate Finance
Accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth through bold strategies
Our approach
Global strategy thought leaders
Our founders pioneered business strategy. Since then we have evolved to meet the changing challenges our clients face. We fuse state-of-the-art strategy knowledge with distinctive data sets and tools tailored to clients' specific contexts.
Deep industry insights
We have a deep bench of industry experts who have profound knowledge of our clients’ industries that takes geographic specifics and sector nuances into account.
Client impact obsession
Whatever your situation, we will deliver a bespoke strategic response. We pride ourselves on coupling our expertise with an ability to overcome organizational inertia, helping bring your Big move to life.
Creating value beyond the hype
Let’s deliver on the promise of technology from strategy to scale.
McKinsey on Finance
Issue
McKinsey on Finance, Number 84
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Perspectives on Corporate Finance and Strategy
Our thought leadership
Book
CEO Excellence
From McKinsey & Company, the best-seller that takes an insightful look at how the best CEOs do their jobs based on extensive interviews with today’s most successful corporate leaders—including chiefs at Netflix, JPMorgan Chase, General Motors, and Sony. #CEOExcellenceBook
Book
Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick
The new book on how to beat the odds with a bold strategy
Book
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 8th edition
At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. This book enables everyone, from the budding professional to the seasoned manager, to excel at measuring and maximizing shareholder and company value.
Featured capabilities
Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights
We help clients make better strategic decisions through a deeper understanding of corporate performance, value creation, macroeconomic forces, and global and local trends.
Value Intelligence Platform
Our platform that provides holistic insights on corporate performance.
Our latest insights
Article
The CEO as elite athlete: What business leaders can learn from modern sports
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The role is harder than ever, requiring new habits of mind, body, and spirit.
Article
How AI is transforming strategy development
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Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize strategy activities. But as AI adoption spreads, strategists will need proprietary...
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Achieving growth: Putting leadership mindsets and behaviors into action
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Growth requires the right mix of outlook, strategy, and capabilities. Top leaders achieve their goals by turning five mindsets...
Our people
Matt Banholzer
Senior PartnerChicago
Helps companies achieve strategic growth and optimize resource allocation by pursuing transformative innovation
Michael Birshan
Senior PartnerLondon
Global coleader of our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, partnering with bold and determined leaders to set strategy, transform...
Alex D’Amico
Senior PartnerConnecticut – Darien
Leads McKinsey’s strategy work for North America and coleads it globally, offering advisory support to a wide range of financial...
Carolyn Dewar
Senior PartnerBay Area
Delivers large-scale performance-improvement programs that foster culture change and counsels senior executives making leadership...
Rebecca Doherty
PartnerBay Area
Counsels executives on strategies for growth, working with companies to implement growth transformations and M&A
Dr. Laura Furstenthal
Senior PartnerBay Area
Serves healthcare clients globally as well as not-for-profit organizations, governments, and Nobel laureates, guiding innovation...
Jake Henry
Senior PartnerChicago
Leads McKinsey’s global work on mergers, acquisitions, separations, divestitures and JV’s/alliances. Serves leading medical...
Celia Huber
Senior PartnerBay Area
Leads our North American board services sector and advises organizations on strategies to help thrive within the context of global...
John Kelleher
RTS Senior PartnerToronto
Advises on recovery and transformation, drawing on experience as a CEO and private-equity executive to help clients in a range...
Alejandro Krell
Senior PartnerPanama
Leads our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice in Latin America. Supports large companies in shaping their strategy, building...
Mieke Van Oostende
Senior PartnerBrussels
Serves clients in the financial-services sector, particularly on strategy, organization, and risk management, with a global reputation...
Andy West
Senior PartnerBoston
Global coleader of our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice; helps organizations accelerate sustainable, inclusive growth through...