Strategy & Corporate Finance

Accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth through bold strategies

Our approach

Empirical evidence

Creative data mining enables us to produce privileged insights and finely calibrate strategies that we know work; these are not simply theoretical claims backed by a few cases but rather statistically valid ones based on large-sample learnings from nearly 100 years of experience.

Bigger, bolder bets

Uncertain times demand bold responses, yet many large corporations tend toward timidity and inertia. To be successful, companies must make bold moves to unlock new sources of growth. Making the right moves involves using granular analysis to choose the right submarkets, and upending the traditional approach to planning by reallocating resources—people, money, and management—to new areas.

People—the social side of strategy

Great strategy moves beyond analysis into an immersive journey where teams grapple with the issues, integrate a range of perspectives, and explode their own myths. This process can be challenging, but it creates the deep conviction people need if they are to commit to a bold new direction.

Our thought leadership

Book

CEO Excellence

From McKinsey & Company, an insight-packed, revelatory 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 - Practices Capabilities

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 7th 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.

Impact stories

Changing focus amid digital disruption

How a digital transformation and entry into new business areas helped a high-tech firm thrive in the digital world.

Charting a growth path for a newly public company

How we helped a financial-services firm boost profitability and establish a digital and M&A strategy.

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McKinsey Academy

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Corporate Performance Analytics

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McKinsey on Finance

Issue

McKinsey on Finance, Number 82

– Perspectives on Corporate Finance and Strategy

Our people

Michael Birshan

Senior Partner, London
Global co-leader of our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, partnering with bold and determined leaders to set strategy, transform organizations,...

Chris Bradley

McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner, Sydney
Leads research and works on strategic transformations for organizations across Australia and New Zealand’s media, banking, retail, and telecommunications...

Carolyn Dewar

Senior Partner, Bay Area
Delivers large-scale performance-improvement programs that foster culture change and counsels senior executives making leadership transitions

Dr. Laura Furstenthal

Senior Partner, Bay Area
Serves healthcare clients globally as well as not-for-profit organizations, governments, and Nobel laureates, guiding innovation in strategy,...

Celia Huber

Senior Partner, Bay Area
Leads our North American board services sector and advises organizations on strategies to help thrive within the context of global industry change...

Anna Koivuniemi

Partner, Amsterdam
Leads growth strategy and analytics globally, helping clients to make strategic choices and leverage digital, data, and strong commercial skills...

Ishaan Seth

Senior Partner, New York
Co-leads McKinsey’s Global Banking & Securities Practice and our work in North America. Ishaan works with clients across financial services and...

Ole Christian Skjaker

Partner, Oslo
Trusted expert in M&A, value-creation capturing, and corporate transformations; advises principal investors, private-equity owners and corporates...

Ben Stretch

Partner, Sydney
Leads McKinsey’s Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice in Australia and New Zealand, counselling senior executives on strategy, acquisitions,...

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