Our People
Leadership
Shelley Stewart III
New York
Advises companies on strategy and growth-led transformations; guides organizations to build a more inclusive, dynamic economy; leads McKinsey’s Global Reputation & Engagement Function
Lucy Pérez
Boston
Leader in McKinsey’s Life Sciences practice, advising pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical-product companies, and healthcare providers in addressing strategic, organizational, and operational challenges. Global Leader of the McKinsey Health Institute, with a focus on advancements in health and care delivery to build stronger economies
Nora Gardner
Washington DC
Combines technical expertise with a passion for people, advising clients on issues of organizational change and talent management across the public, private, and social sectors.
John-Paul (JP) Julien
Philadelphia
Serves US foundations, impact investors, and city and state governments on inclusive economic-development topics and helps organizations accelerate economic mobility in underserved communities
Alberto Chaia
Miami
Works with clients in Mexico, Latin America and globally to develop strategies for economic development, financial inclusion and education
Sarah Tucker-Ray
Washington DC
Helps government leaders deliver better outcomes for the public, including improved operations, enhanced customer experience, and inclusive economic growth
Pillar Leaders
María Arellano
Denver
Darius Bates
Atlanta
Leads enterprise-wide transformations that deliver a step-change in performance, organizational health, and capabilities
Jan Shelly Brown
New Jersey
Helps financial institutions modernize technology to unlock significant cost savings and speed to market while enhancing risk and compliance measures
Ana Paula Calvo
Miami
Melo Colon
Miami
Ryan Golden
Atlanta
Serves educational organizations on their strategic collaboration and performance aspirations to enable improved student outcomes and university sustainability, and supports organizations across sectors in people and change efforts designed to improve organizational health
Tyler Harris
Washington DC
Startups
Sheldon Lyn
Southern California
Helps consumer, technology, and media companies achieve sustainable, profitable growth driven by advanced-analytics-enabled strategies
Dr. Melvin Mezue
New York
Advises healthcare organizations on performance improvement, operations, go-to-market strategy, and innovation to reduce healthcare disparities
Munya Muvezwa
Carolinas
As a leader in the Financial Services Practice, advises financial institutions on transformational growth and commercial excellence in commercial banking
Nick Noel
Washington DC
Associate Partner in the Washington, DC, office, primarily serving clients on inclusive economic-development, finance, strategy and growth topics.
Fiyinfolu Oladiran
Washington DC
Leads the Public Sector, Healthcare and Social Sector Practices and advises on large-scale performance improvement transformations efforts
Duwain Pinder
Ohio - Columbus
Serves educational institutions on strategy and performance improvement and supports organizations across sectors on strategies to accelerate economic mobility
Sara Prince
Atlanta
Helps clients reset and sustain new commercial capabilities to deliver step-change growth
Tawanda Sibanda
Bay Area
Serves global financial services firms including financial infrastructure providers, FinTechs, and payments companies in building and scaling new digital businesses
Ken Yearwood
Chicago
Partner in the Operations Practice, primarily serving companies on procurement and operations resiliency topics.
Ammanuel Zegeye
Bay Area
Helps clients develop growth strategies and improve operations in the high-tech, industrial, private-equity, and public sectors
Jorge Amar
Miami
Works with telecommunications companies to drive the changes needed to improve overall customer experience while also controlling costs
Ingrid Millan
Washington DC
Advises consumer goods, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-product companies in driving holistic digital transformations and addressing strategic, operational, and growth challenges
Core Team
Kelemwork Cook
Ohio - Cleveland
General Manager, leading strategy and operations for research and capabilities across racial equity and inclusive growth topics
Denvol Haye Jr.
New York
Head of Communications, leading communications strategy and implementation including amplifying research, curating events and building strategic partnerships to advance the Institute’s mission.
Dennis Alexander
Atlanta
Operations Specialist, leading operations strategy and execution, across BEM pillars to drive operational efficiency and optimize business performance.