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MGI Leadership

Sven Smit
Amsterdam
Leads research on economic and business trends and works with companies to develop business strategies and transformations
Chris Bradley
Sydney
Leads research on global economic, business, and tech trends and works on strategic transformations for organizations across...
Kweilin Ellingrud
Minneapolis
Leads insights and discussions on the future of work, gender equality, racial equity, and productivity. Serves clients across...
Sylvain Johansson
Geneva
Leads the McKinsey Global Institute and supports financial-services institutions in strategy, transformation, underwriting, risk,...
Nick Leung
Hong Kong
Advises global and Chinese companies across a range of industries.
Olivia White
Bay Area
Leads research on global economic, business, and tech trends and brings deep expertise in strategy, risk management, and operational...
Lareina Yee
Bay Area
Global expert and leader of research on AI and frontier technologies; advises companies on growth and transformation
Mekala Krishnan
Boston
Leads research on sustainable and inclusive growth, focusing on physical climate risks, climate adaptation, and the net-zero...
Anu Madgavkar
New Jersey
Leads research on topics related to human potential, including demographics, labor markets, technology and the future of work,...
Jan Mischke
Zurich
Leads MGI’s research on productivity and prosperity
Jeongmin Seong
Tokyo
Leads MGI’s research on global connections

Senior Fellows

Rebecca J. Anderson
Washington DC
Leads research on macroeconomics, the financial system, productivity, and inclusive growth.
Marc Canal Noguer
Barcelona
Leads research on global progress, productivity, and prosperity, focusing on demographics, human capital, and technology.
Kanmani Chockalingam
Seattle
Leads research on human capital and workforce trends, small businesses productivity and climate adaptation.
Jeffrey Condon
Atlanta
Leads MGI’s Economics Research team and research on global flows, public policy, and global macroeconomic trends.
Tiago Devesa
Lisbon
Leads research on global trade and capital flows, and their impact on the energy transition.
Annabel Farr
Denver
Leads research on climate and resources, focusing on climate risk, resilience, adaptation, and low-carbon transition.
Kevin Russell
Carolinas
Leads research on growth industries, companies' societal roles, sustainable and inclusive growth, and economic development.
Gurneet Singh Dandona
New York
Leads research on the future of work, developing workforce strategies for public institutions and large employers.

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MGI Council

Marco Piccitto
Milan
Leads our Mediterranean office and global research. He advises leading European financial and industrial institutions on a broad...
Aamer Baig
Chicago
Helps companies use digital technologies to drive innovation, transform customer experience, and improve productivity, while...
Andrés Cadena
Bogotá
Andrés Cadena is a member of the Banking and Consumer practices in Latin America, specializing in Latin American economic development...
Gemma D’Auria
Milan
Global co-leader of the specialty retail industry and McKinsey’s Apparel, Fashion & Luxury sector
Carolyn Dewar
Bay Area
Delivers large-scale performance-improvement programs that foster culture change and counsels senior executives making leadership...
Nelson Ferreira
São Paulo
Advises agriculture and mining companies in Brazil and Latin America, helping executives set strategy, manage supply chains,...
Solveigh Hieronimus
Munich
Serves clients across heavily regulated industries such as energy, infrastructure, and finance on topics covering innovation...
Vinayak HV
Singapore
Leader of McKinsey Digital in Asia–Pacific; helps local, regional, and global institutions build new businesses, transform technology,...
Noshir Kaka
Mumbai
Coleads McKinsey’s alliances and ecosystems efforts globally and founded our outsourcing and offshoring division
Amit Khera
Gurugram
Leads GEM Practice in India and drives end-to-end operations, growth and organization transformations across the Energy and Materials...
Dymfke Kuijpers
Boston
Leads McKinsey’s retail and consumer work in Asia and retail globally
Acha Leke
Johannesburg
Works with key public, private, and social sector institutions to accelerate growth and development in Africa
Clarisse Magnin
Paris
Former Managing Partner of McKinsey in France (2021-2025), now leader of the Consumer and Retail practice in Europe, Clarisse...
Tarek Mansour
Dubai
Counsels leaders on strategy and performance transformations; has over two decades focused on improving ROI for corporations...
Jurica Novak
Warsaw
Trusted by banks, private-equity firms, and consumer-goods producers for his expertise in risk management, turnarounds, pricing,...
Fransje van der Marel
Amsterdam
Drives sustainable resilient growth at energy, chemicals and industrial companies
Jin Wang
Shenzhen
Leads McKinsey’s Life Sciences in Greater China

MGI alumni

Diana Farrell

Led MGI from 2002–2008 and was a director of the McKinsey Center for Government based in Washington, D.C. Served as deputy director of the US National Economic Council and deputy assistant to the president for economic policy under President Obama. Most recently, she was the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the JPMorgan Chase Institute. Currently is an independent director and trustee of various organizations, including eBay, Urban Institute, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the National Academies of Sciences’ Committee on National Statistics.

Ted Hall

Former director of McKinsey, led knowledge building efforts and had a 27-year career at the firm. He co-founded MGI and later served as its chairman.

Eric Labaye

Former chairman of MGI and leader of the firm's knowledge-building efforts. Previously served as a McKinsey senior partner and office manager for France, based in Paris. He is currently Chairman of the Ekimetrics' Supervisory Board.

William Lewis

Was a partner of McKinsey for 20 years and co-founding director of MGI from its founding in 1990 until his retirement from McKinsey in 2001.

Susan Lund

A former partner at MGI, Susan had a 25-year career at McKinsey. She is currently Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development at the International Finance Corporation in Washington, DC.

James Manyika
James is senior partner and chairman emeritus of MGI as of January 2022, following a more than 25-year career at McKinsey. He is currently Senior Vice President of Technology and Society at Google, reporting directly to the CEO of Alphabet. He previously served as vice-chair of the United States Global Development Council at the White House and on the US National Innovation Advisory Board, among other government and business commissions and initiatives. As a board-member, trustee, or advisor, he continues to be involved with numerous think tanks, academic institutions, and non-profit and philanthropic foundations.
Lenny Mendonca

Former chairman of MGI and firm's knowledge building efforts. Previously served as a McKinsey director and a public sector practice leader based in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. He previously served as the State of California's Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director of the Office of Business and Economic Development, and Co-chair of California Forward.

Charles Roxburgh

Former London-based director of MGI and McKinsey senior partner. He also served as Director General of Financial Services at HM Treasury and as Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury.

Lola Woetzel
Based in China since 1985, Dr. Lola Woetzel co-founded McKinsey's China office. In addition to her work helping Chinese and global businesses, she served as a director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) from 2013-2024. She also led McKinsey's Cities Special Initiative, convening McKinsey's work with city, regional, and national authorities in more than 40 geographies worldwide. She is currently a Visiting Professor of Global China Studies and Business at NYU and a Distinguished Visiting Faculty at the Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University. She serves on the boards of Delterra, Tianjin Juilliard and Project Drawdown.

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