Tony is a leader in McKinsey’s Operations Practice, specializing in highly regulated industries. He also heads the firm’s flagship initiative on COO excellence, where he provides strategic guidance to operations executives on a broad spectrum of operational challenges. Rooted in a shared commitment to operational excellence, Tony works closely with operations leaders—ranging from first-time COOs to seasoned industry veterans—to amplify their impact and help them unlock new levels of growth, performance, and enterprise-wide outcomes.
Tony’s clients are typically industry leaders that aspire to establish operations as a competitive advantage. He has particular expertise in highly regulated industries, such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, advanced industries, and consumer packaged goods. Since joining McKinsey, Tony has led diagnostics and manufacturing-improvement programs at more than 200 facilities globally. He has an established track record of work in operations performance acceleration, lean manufacturing, global network optimization, make versus buy, and digital manufacturing. He helps companies scale and sustain the impact of transformations by building skills and capabilities within their teams.
Prior to joining McKinsey, Tony worked for high-tech, metal-forming, and plastics companies, with responsibilities in manufacturing, production planning, and purchasing. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Leaders for Global Operations program. Tony is a regular guest lecturer at MIT on operations strategy and the future of manufacturing.
Active in communities outside of client work, Tony has served on a number of advisory boards, including those of Northwestern University’s Industrial Engineering department, MIT Leaders for Global Operations alumni, and Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity.
