Lapo is a partner at McKinsey currently based in Denver, and he previously worked in Belgium and Thailand. He serves clients globally on operational transformations and turnarounds across various industrial sectors including mining, pulp and paper, metals, and chemicals.
Lapo has advised clients in over 30 countries with a focus on how disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and automation can enhance the way people approach work and drive transformational change. He brings a team of 40 partners and more than 100 expert practitioners and consultants to deliver cutting edge digital assets to support optimization of end-to-end supply chains, process controls and automation, and water management.
Published work
“Tapping digital’s full potential in pulp and paper process optimization,” McKinsey & Company, August 2021
“Succeeding in the AI supply-chain revolution,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021
“The potential of advanced process controls in energy and materials,” McKinsey & Company, November 2020
“Optimizing water treatment with online sensing and advanced analytics,” McKinsey & Company, October 2020
“The mine-to-market value chain: A hidden gem,” McKinsey & Company, October 2020
“A safer, smarter future: Working remotely in energy and materials,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020
“Using advanced analytics to boost productivity and profitability in chemical manufacturing,” McKinsey & Company, Feb 2018
“Unlocking the digital opportunity in metals,” McKinsey & Company, Jan 2018
“The current capacity shake-up in steel and how the industry is adapting,” McKinsey & Company, Jan 2018
Past experience
University of Pisa
Postdoctoral fellow
E-Team Squadra Corse
Team manager and technical director
Education
Northwestern University
PhD, mechanical engineering
University of Pisa
MSc, mechanical engineering
BSc, mechanical engineering