Celebrating Diwali and looking ahead to 2019

By Purvi

Purvi joined our London office after completing her MBA at INSEAD's France campus. Prior to INSEAD, she worked for several years across India and Southeast Asia for a global pharmaceutical company. At McKinsey, she continues her work in pharma and healthcare with projects in the UK and continental Europe. Purvi is passionate about women in leadership, both at McKinsey and in society in general. She was selected as one of 80 women in STEM for Homeward Bound, a sustainability leadership program, and joinied them on an expedition to Antarctica in winter 2018.

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December 13, 2018Hi everyone,

The end of year always seems to run faster. I start counting down after Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated in India. Just as an annual Thanksgiving or Christmas ritual for many people, Diwali is my non-negotiable time off to celebrate the festival with my family!! As you can guess, it involves lots of food and laughter, rituals and traditional clothes, and meeting extended families.

Since then, it has been a frenzy of getting everything done before year-end—from finishing up loose ends of current client work to contributing to performance reviews of colleagues to supporting proposals for work in 2019. And, of course, trying to schedule and reschedule coffee chats with colleagues before everyone heads out for the holiday season.

I am excited about 2019 for many reasons: working with a new client in the pharma space, continuing to support recruiting activities and welcome new colleagues to the firm, and setting aside time to follow my passions.

Wishing you all happy holidays—and see you in the New Year!

Cheers,
Purvi