Solveigh coleads the McKinsey Center for Government and predominantly serves clients in the public sector on a broad range of issues covering education, employment, public health, and public finance. She is a leader in McKinsey’s Organization Practice, working on large-scale performance transformations, institutional capability building, and talent and diversity strategies across the private and public sectors worldwide. She is also a member of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) Council, which advises on MGI research on global economic, business, and technology trends.
Solveigh’s main professional interests lie at the heart of the European Union with all its opportunities and current challenges—supporting both European governments and EU institutions on some of their highest priority topics, including digital and artificial intelligence as well as up-and reskilling strategies.
She is a Young Global Leader (YGL) at the World Economic Forum, serves on the European Commission’s high-level expert panel for the Future of Work, and is a panelist and speaker in a variety of settings, such as the European Parliament, Davos, DLD, and the Chatham House Conference.
Before joining McKinsey, Solveigh held various positions at the United Nations, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan. She studied in Oxford, Madrid, and Paris and has a master’s degree in economics as well as a Diplôme de Grande Ecole from ESCP-EAP European School of Management. In addition, she holds a master’s in public administration (MPA), with a focus on development finance and security policy, from Columbia University, in New York.
Published work
“How companies capture the value of sustainability: Survey findings,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021
“Will productivity and growth return after the COVID-19 crisis?,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2021
“How the European Union could achieve net-zero emissions at net-zero cost,” McKinsey & Company, December 2020
“The future is now: Closing the skills gap in Europe’s public sector,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020
“A government blueprint to adapt the ecosystem to the future of work,” McKinsey & Company, February 2020
“Putting people at the heart of public-sector transformations,” McKinsey & Company, March 2019
“Accelerating gender parity: What can governments do?,” McKinsey & Company, January 2019
“Delivering for citizens: How to triple the success rate of government transformations,” McKinsey & Company, May 2018
“Europe’s refugees: Refocusing on integration,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2018
“A road map for integrating Europe’s refugees,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2016
“How business and government can bring young people into work,” McKinsey & Company, February 2015
“Education to employment: Getting Europe’s youth into work,” McKinsey & Company, 2014
Education
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
MPA
Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP)
MA, international management
ESCP-EAP European School of Management
MSc, international business economics
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Vordiplom, economics