As summer in the Northern Hemisphere turns to fall, take a moment to get to know some of the partners behind the big articles that made a splash over the summer. These insights share a common theme of preparing for imminent changes in business and society, with generative AI’s promise and potential being one of the biggest topics on the minds of McKinsey leaders, including Sven Blumberg, Dana Maor, Alex Singla, Lareina Yee, Michael Chui, and Bryan Hancock. Get updated on the implications of generative AI, what lies ahead in real estate, economic growth opportunities in Africa, and the ten big shifts facing organizations today.
Sven Blumberg is a senior partner in the Istanbul office and leads McKinsey Digital in Turkey and McKinsey Technology across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He has worked extensively in the financial industries across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, helping banks address operations and technology questions. With his focus on successfully managing technology transformations, he has set up digital platforms, improved clients’ enterprise architecture, and led IT modernization programs.
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Dana Maor is a senior partner in the Tel Aviv office and the global cohead and European leader of McKinsey’s People & Organizational Performance Practice. Passionate about talent and leadership, she has guided many organizations through the process of establishing leadership development platforms for top executives and has helped architect capability-building programs to reskill employees for changing workforce needs.
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Alex Singla is a senior partner in the Chicago office and coleads QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, globally. He helps companies transform by deploying digital and data and analytics solutions and ensuring that these solutions go from pilot to full-scale adoption.
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Olivia White is a senior partner in the San Francisco Bay Area office and a director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the firm’s business and economics research arm. She advises leading financial institutions and other global firms on a wide range of issues across strategy, growth, and risk and resilience. She draws on expertise across scenario analysis, advanced analytics and model risk, effectiveness and efficiency, organization and talent, culture, and other areas.
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Lareina Yee is a senior partner in the San Francisco Bay Area office and writes and speaks on technology and diversity. She is the chair of the McKinsey Technology Council and also cofounded Women in the Workplace, an annual research partnership with LeanIn.Org, which reports on the state of women in corporate America year over year.
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Michael Chui is a partner at MGI. He leads research on the impact of disruptive technologies and innovation on business, the economy, and society, and he is based in the San Francisco Bay Area office.
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Bryan Hancock is a partner in the Washington, DC, office and the global leader of McKinsey’s talent work. He has served a wide range of talent-intensive businesses, leading employers in sectors such as retail, transportation, logistics, healthcare, banking, asset management, and oil and gas. He is one of the authors of the recent book, Power to the Middle.
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Mayowa Kuyoro is a partner in the Nigeria office and leads the firm’s fintech work across Africa and the Financial Services Practice in West Africa. She works closely with private-, public-, and social-sector institutions across Africa on topics related to corporate finance, growth and large-scale transformation, strategies for foreign direct investors, financial analysis, scenario development, organization design, digital marketing, and payments.
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