McKinsey on Lives & Legacies

Monthly obituaries from business and society, highlighting the lasting legacies of executives and leaders from around the globe.

Latest month

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June 2024

The first female CEO of an NYSE-listed company and two lives that bookended an era

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Our June obituaries include former CEOs of Ford and Boeing, a mathematician-turned-trader who put quants on the map, and a Caribbean-born titan of francophone literature.

Past months

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May 2024
Two Nobel winners and a film producer who battled sexism
An illustration of a hand reaching out to help people cross a chasm. The hand represents mentorship.
April 2024
Lifelong mentor and a pink-clad maven of Italian shipping

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Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge James R. Hagerty for his contributions to the writing and development of McKinsey on Lives & Legacies.

Special thanks to McKinsey Global Publishing colleagues Adam Volk, Amanda Soto, CherryAnn Goodridge, Dan Spector, Dana Sand, Diane Rice, Eleni Kostopoulos, Emily Adeyanju, Janet Michaud, Martine Louis, Mike Borruso, Nicole Adams, Philip Kim, Sara Thuerk, Stephanie D’Arc Taylor, Stephen Landau, Victor Cuevas, and Vanessa Burke.