Vishnukaant is a partner in McKinsey’s India office and leads the firm’s life sciences Operations Practice across Asia. He also leads McKinsey’s supply chain operations work across sectors in Asia, helping leading organizations build agile, resilient, and digitally enabled global operations. With over a decade of experience, he works with major pharmaceutical, life sciences, and diversified industrial companies across Asia, Europe, and the Americas to reimagine operations for scale, quality, and long-term competitiveness.
Vishnukaant has led multiple enterprise transformations worldwide, including establishing Asia’s first World Economic Forum Lighthouse in pharmaceuticals, driving digital and analytics-led productivity accelerations, and enabling integrated quality and supply chain transformations for some of the world’s leading life sciences and industrial players. His work spans manufacturing excellence, advanced supply chain orchestration, and capability building at scale—helping clients unlock enduring value through next-generation operations.
A published thought leader, Vishnukaant has co-authored McKinsey’s global perspectives on future-proofing global operations networks, embedding “smart quality” culture and driving sustainable, enterprise-wide performance acceleration. His work reflects a strong conviction that operational excellence and digital transformation are the twin engines of competitive advantage. Deeply committed to shaping the future of Asia’s role in global manufacturing and life sciences, he frequently engages with industry leaders on AI-enabled operations, future-ready supply chains, and the transformation of next-generation industrial ecosystems.