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Dr. Leigh Jansen

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Expert in life sciences research and development, supporting a range of public and private sector clients, building on a background as a surgeon and researcher.

Leigh is a partner in McKinsey’s Boston office and a leader in the Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Private Equity & Principal Investors Practices. She helps investors, life sciences companies, and academic and research institutions drive growth and innovation. Her main focus is on accelerating the adoption of new biopharmaceuticals and medical products.

Before joining McKinsey, Leigh practiced as a plastic surgeon with a focus on hand, microsurgery, and oncologic reconstructions.

PUBLISHED WORK

Here to stay: An attractive future for medical aesthetics,” McKinsey & Company, February 2024

The essentials of healthcare innovations,” McKinsey & Company, May 2021

Healthcare innovation: Building on gains made through the crisis,” November 2020

Precision Medicine: Opening the aperture,” McKinsey & Company, 2018

PAST EXPERIENCE

Canada
Plastic surgeon

EDUCATION

McMaster University
MD

London School of Economics
MSc, health economics, policy and management