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Driving impact: How Action 9 is helping empower communities and create opportunities
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Case Studies

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Advancing Black leadership in Brazil
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Helping Atlanta's youth thrive
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Building bridges toward career opportunities for millions of Americans
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Expanding employment pathways to increase opportunity
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Jump-starting small business growth
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Unlocking career paths for workers through skills-first hiring
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Clinical Trials Access Collaborative: Expanding clinical trial participation for all
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Investing in UK youth
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Advancing Brazil’s Black professionals

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Blog Spotlight

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What we’ve learned over five years investing in opportunity—and delivering results

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The first cohort of Homeboy's new dog grooming business celebrating their job training completion
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How McKinsey fellows are advancing economic opportunity
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McKinsey colleagues Amy Hung and Alexander Kornick (far right) with the Braven team and fellows at our annual Day of Service.
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McKinsey and Braven develop a career portal, opening doors for underrepresented students
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From left to right: partner Ryan Golden with chair of the President's Board of Advisors Dr. Tony Allen and vice chair Dr. Glenda Glover.
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McKinsey’s work to bolster HBCUs brings recognition from the White House
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Featured Insights

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Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
Investing in housing: Unlocking economic mobility for Black families and all Americans
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Three generations of a Black family pose together and smile outside their home.
Report - McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility
The state of Black residents: The relevance of place to racial equity and outcomes
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Men, women, and children catching up at the staircase to a home
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Zooming in: Using local insights to inform US racial-equity efforts
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Investments in Black consumers in pursuit of equity
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Black consumers: Where to invest for equity (a preview)
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Our People

Darius Bates
Atlanta
Leads enterprise-wide transformations that deliver a step-change in performance, organizational health, and capabilities
Ramesh Srinivasan
New York
Helps clients implement lasting change; leads leadership learning programs for CEOs and partners
Kweilin Ellingrud
Minneapolis
Leads insights and discussions on the future of work, gender equality, racial equity, and productivity. Serves clients across...
Tiffany Burns
Atlanta
Leads the Atlanta Office and serves consumer-facing organizations on broad transformation efforts to significantly improve performance...
Sara Prince
Atlanta
Helps clients reset and sustain new commercial capabilities to deliver step-change growth
Shelley Stewart III
New York
Advises companies on strategy and growth-led transformations; guides organizations to build a more inclusive, dynamic economy;...
Lucy Pérez
Boston
Leader in McKinsey’s Life Sciences practice, advising pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical-product companies, and healthcare...
Vijay Gosula
Salvador
With expertise in Brazilian markets, including infrastructure, banking, and retail, he advises clients on improving operational...

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