Our People

Ali Abid
Dubai
Strategizing infrastructure financing and public-private partnerships (PPP) innovations in emerging markets
Wajih Abou-Zahr
Brings deep experience in telecommunications, helping leading companies win market share, drive top-line growth, and transform...
Maitham Albaharna
Dubai
Leads organizational transformations to improve performance through enhanced talent systems, leadership, and culture; helps health...
Gassan Al-Kibsi
Riyadh
Supports public-, private-, and social-sector leaders across the region to improve opportunities for the youth and create global...
Alberto Alvarez
Dubai
Advises leading financial institutions, investors, and sovereign wealth funds on strategy, organisation and risk management....
Rima Assi
Abu Dhabi
Leads the Abu Dhabi office in the UAE; a core leader of our efforts in public finance and investments; globally coleads our work...
Mohammad Ayub
Abu Dhabi
Specializes in helping power, water, and materials organizations develop sustainable strategies for large-scale transformation...
Saadi Azeem
Dubai
Empowers banks, capital market companies, and public finance entities to achieve strategic objectives, with a focus on scaling...
Luca Bennici
Dubai
Drives innovation in cloud infrastructure and data center strategies across global markets
Jalil Bensouda
Dubai
Leads the Central European Insurance Practice
Ankit Bisht
Dubai
Builds customer-centric organizations in the public, private, and social sectors through leading digital and artificial intelligence...
Vinay Chandran
Dubai
A thought leader in data and analytics who works extensively with clients to deliver performance improvements through advanced...
Shankar Chandrasekaran
Doha
Builds the firm’s value proposition on digital and analytics in capital projects and advises companies on strategy, performance...
Margaux Constantin
Dubai
Leads the firm’s work for the tourism sector, serving clients all over the world to tackle challenges from aspiration and strategy-setting...
Akul Dayal
Dubai
Utilizes his real estate and economic development expertise to drive megaprojects and city transformations, with a passion for...
Jad Dib
Dubai
Leads the Oil & Gas Practice in the Middle East, advising global energy leaders on upstream and downstream strategy, transformation,...
Amadeo Di Lodovico
Dubai
Serves leading companies in energy, industrial, conglomerates, and governments on strategic topics, operational and organizational...
Dennis Ducro
Abu Dhabi
Applies a global perspective to a broad spectrum of metals and mining transformation projects, including digitization, operations,...
Hesham Elmais
Dubai
Works closely with banks and other financial institutions on their journeys to strategic, operational, and digital transformation...
Harald Fanderl
Riyadh
Helps companies in sectors such as insurance, banking, energy, automotive, and retail become more customer-centric and achieve...
Nicklas Garemo
Abu Dhabi
Uses his expertise in infrastructure and operations to advise clients on strategy, organization, and operational effectiveness;...
Dr. Panco Georgiev
Dubai
Works with leading institutions—both public and private—across the entire healthcare sector to improve care, shape growth and...
Jorge Grieve
Riyadh
Leads McKinsey’s Business Building efforts in the Middle East, and heads the B2B chapter of MBB across Eastern Europe, the Middle...
Charles Habak
Dubai
Supports public and private sector leaders in real estate and investments to sustainably improve the socio-economic conditions...
Elias Hajj
Riyadh
Colead Risk & Resilience Practice for EEMA and core member of McKinsey’s Banking Practice, leading large-scale transformations...
Stephen Hall
Dubai
Helps large organizations in the public and social sector transform their impact to improve outcomes for people across the Middle...
Ian Hanson
Dubai
Brings deep expertise in transformation of technology-disrupted media and entertainment industries
Abdellah Iftahy
Dubai
Leads client projects in the consumer and retail sectors, with particular expertise on digital and analytics transformations
Tom Isherwood
Dubai
Supports governments and local champions to compete globally through technology; helps global companies navigate Middle Eastern...
Ruchin Jain
Dubai
Helps oil and gas and chemicals companies tackle opportunities and challenges faced by the industry across growth, performance,...
Rami Abou Jaoude
Abu Dhabi
Leads high-impact transformations in the TMT space by helping companies drive top-line growth and maximize efficiency through...
Sheinal Jayantilal
Dubai
Leads McKinsey’s Retail Banking and Fintech Practice in EEMA, advising leading banks and fintechs on strategy, performance, growth...
Sélim Jeddi
Dubai
Helps governments unlock private investments and drive overall economic development and sustainable growth
Gaurang Jhunjhunwala
Dubai
Supports energy companies with growth strategy and tech-enabled transformations
Samer Kallas
Riyadh
Helps technology and telecommunications organizations through substantial performance improvement programs to drive sustainable...
Samvit Kanoria
Doha
Leads McKinsey’s work in real estate and infrastructure in the Middle East and is the global leader for institutional investors...
Jawad Khan
Karachi
Leverages deep experience to help financial groups achieve sustainable tech-enabled growth
Rachid Majiti
Dubai
A leader in McKinsey’s Global Energy Practice, serving major oil-and-gas players and utilities across the Middle East. Supports...
Francesco Malatesta
Dubai
Helps family groups, funds, and retail and consumer goods clients grow by creating value from their core and building new businesses...
Ali Malik
Karachi
Advises clients in Pakistan across a broad range of functional areas, including governments and major private companies, and...
Tarek Mansour
Dubai
Counsels leaders on strategy and performance transformations; has over two decades focused on improving ROI for corporations...
Georges Massoud
Riyadh
Deep experience in steering financial services, energy, and industrial sector companie towards transformative growth.
Massimo Mazza
Riyadh
Driving growth and innovation in venture capital, growth equity, family offices and institutional investors
Dr. Imraan Munshi
Dubai
Advises clients on a range of healthcare-sector projects, including working with ministries of health on public-hospital performance...
Hasan Muzaffar
Dubai
Helps leading conglomerates, principal investors shape corporate strategy, optimize investments, and strengthen portfolios
Fadi Najjar
Advises financial/public-finance clients in the Middle East and North Africa on growth, turnaround strategies, end-to-end transformations,...
Dr. Chandrasekhar Panda
Riyadh
Leads cross-industry client engagements across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on digital strategy, large-scale technology...
Eefke Post
Dubai
Leverages wide-ranging experience in telecommunications, media, and tech in more than 20 markets globally to advise clients on...
Vineet Rajadhyaksha
Dubai
Supports clients in city development, real estate, and infrastructure value chains
Dr. Mazen Ramsay Najjar
Kuwait
Leads McKinsey’s Leap and Grow units in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMA), overseeing business building (Leap),...
Sangeeth Ram
Dubai
Supports clients in real-estate investment, development, construction, and management.
Tarek Rida
Dubai
Tarek helps institutional investors and governments improve the performance of their portfolios
Oscar Ruiz
Dubai
Brings more than 25 years of telecommunications experience both in consulting and management positions; supports telco operators...
Tamim Saleh
Cairo
Pushes the cutting edge of advanced analytics to guide business transformations and boost the effectiveness of strategic decision...
Tarek El Sayed
Riyadh
Supports CEOs, senior executives, and government leaders on a range of strategic and organizational topics.
Dirk Schmautzer
Dubai
Shapes economic and human capital development strategies to boost growth and create jobs. Leads McKinsey’s Education Practice...
Jörg Schubert
Dubai
Helps Middle Eastern governments create employment and economic growth, as well as improve public services and infrastructure
Joydeep Sengupta
Dubai
Leads both the McKinsey Implementation Practice and Service Operations in EEMA, and coleads our Operations Practice in the Middle...
Christos Sermpetis
Dubai
Leads our Middle East Operations Practice, serving companies in extractive and process industries. Brings deep expertise across...
Christian Stüer
Abu Dhabi
Advises financial and public sector clients on technology and operation topics—from digital transformation and mergers to agile...
Abdur-Rahim Syed
Dubai
A core leader in our technology and innovation work, serving private-sector companies, governments, and investors in the Middle...
Farhan Syed
Dubai
Helps organizations understand consumer behavior, apply emerging and scaled technologies, and transform to build distinctiveness...
Ozgur Tanrikulu
Dubai
Ozgur serves in several global roles within McKinsey, including as a member of its global leadership team.
Roman Tschupp
Dubai
Advancing economic development, human capital, and education outcomes across the Middle East and Asia
Ali Ustun
Doha
Supports public, social, and healthcare clients on a broad range of strategic, development, and digital-transformation topics
Sonia Wedrychowicz
Dubai
A transformational business and technology leader who brings more than 25 years of experience, high energy, and deep commitment...
Dr. Alexandra Zakharova
Dubai
Leader in McKinsey’s Chemicals Practice in the Middle East, serving clients across the region on strategy, growth, sustainability,...
Mischa Zielke
Dubai
Leads our talent and HR work across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; helps clients embark on talent-led transformations to...
Loukas Ziomas
Doha
Serves leading global energy companies on strategy and operations with a particular focus on gas, natural gas, and downstream...
Fadi Zoghby
Dubai
Leads performance transformations for financial institutions, across strategy, productivity, digital, and AI
Yassir Zouaoui
Dubai
Advises public sector leaders to help foster sustainable economic development through evidence-based policy decisions
Andreea Zugravu
Dubai
Passionate about the theory and practice of leadership in the public sector; drives complex government transformations that positively...