Nick brings insights from a wide repertoire of industries and three decades of McKinsey experience. He is a director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), where he leads research on the economic and business issues most critical to the world’s companies and policy leaders. Previously, he served as chairman of McKinsey’s Greater China region for over a decade and headed the Asian Corporate Finance Practice.
Nick works with companies in various sectors including financial institutions, industrials, infrastructure, logistics, and principal investors.
At MGI, he has coauthored research on geopolitics, trade, and foreign direct investment; the global balance sheet and trends on growth, wealth, and debt; Asia on the cusp of a new era, along with other Asia and China focused McKinsey articles. He is a coauthor of the just-released book, A Century of Plenty: A Story of Progress for Generations to Come.
Nick is of mixed Chinese-Swiss heritage and joined the firm’s Zurich office in 1993 before relocating to Asia.
A frequent speaker at external events and conferences, he is an adjunct professor with the Tsinghua University’s School of Economic and Management, and hosted a regular podcast, McKinsey on China, with more than two million downloads.
