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Sandra Sancier-Sultan

Senior PartnerParis

A global leader of the reinvention unit within McKinsey’s Transformation Practice dedicated to transforming companies for growth. Also leads the Sustainability Practice in France and holds a pivotal role in the Financial Services Practice worldwide.

Formerly at the helm of the Financial Services Practice in France and with extensive experience in the US, Europe, and Africa, Sandra now directs our global reinvention initiatives. Her expertise lies in effectively counseling clients on ambitious transformations, including hypergrowth, large-scale digital and analytics implementations, sustainability-driven changes, and leveraging M&A for transformation. Sandra has been instrumental in supporting multiple scale-ups and hypergrowth companies.

As the leader of the Sustainability Practice in France, Sandra leverages her expertise in transformation to support global energy leaders through their transition and to guide green business building scale-ups. Recently, she organized the inaugural Green Business Building Summit in France, gathering over 100 start-ups, scale-ups, industry leaders, and green finance pioneers to explore the potential for green growth in the country.

Additionally, Sandra has been a driving force behind our research into Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) within companies for over 15 years. She has co-authored the Women Matter series of reports, a global annual research project focusing on gender diversity and its correlation with performance. She also launched the first Diversity of Origins Barometer in France.

Published work

Ethnocultural minorities in Europe: A potential triple win, McKinsey & Company, February 2024

Ethnocultural minorities in Europe: An untapped growth opportunity,” McKinsey & Company, November 2023

Courageous growth: Six strategies for continuous growth outperformance,” McKinsey & Company, October 2023

Beyond gender: Promoting diversity in French companies,” McKinsey & Company, March 2022

Tech-driven insurers: How to thrive in 2030,” McKinsey & Company, August 2021

Restore and reimagine: Digital and analytics imperatives for insurers,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020

Why gender diversity at the top remains a challenge,” McKinsey Quarterly, April 2014

Moving mind-sets on gender diversity: McKinsey Global Survey results,” McKinsey & Company, January 2014

Women Matter 2012: Making the breakthrough,” McKinsey & Compnay, March 2012

Education

ESSEC
MSc, management

INSEAD
MBA