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Hugues Lavandier
Senior PartnerParis
Advises energy, mining, and OEM companies on growth and portfolio strategies and evaluates corporate-finance opportunities; supports...
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Varun Marya
Senior PartnerBay Area
Helps aerospace, defense, and private-equity companies enhance value by transforming their organizations and accelerating their...
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Aamer Baig
Senior PartnerChicago
Helps companies use digital technologies to drive innovation, transform customer experience, and improve productivity, while...
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Alberto Bettoli
Senior PartnerRome
Advises airline, aerospace, and machinery organizations in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States on growth...
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Michael Birshan
Senior PartnerLondon
Global coleader of our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, partnering with bold and determined leaders to set strategy, transform...
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Mickael Brossard
PartnerParis
Specializes in product development and digital transformation of R&D departments with players in tech and energy industries.
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Kimberly Borden
Senior PartnerChicago
Serves clients in the Aerospace & Defense and Automotive & Assembly Practices, focusing on strategy, operations, and transformational...
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Harry Bowcott
Senior PartnerLondon
Directs our data and analytics work for the Travel, Transport & Logistics practice on a global basis, enhancing our ability to...
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Ryan Brukardt
Senior PartnerMiami
Advises global aerospace, defense, and space companies on achieving sustainable growth and operational excellence
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Michelle Bryant
PartnerOhio - Columbus
Brings expertise in product development, supply chain, and manufacturing to drive operational improvements for industrial and...
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David Chinn
Senior PartnerTel Aviv
Leads our Israel office; helps clients in Israel and across Europe in the government, armed forces, and industrial sectors make...
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Frank Coleman III
PartnerAtlanta
Serves Industrial clients on strategy and M&A, driven by value creation fundamentals and underpinned by complex technology investments...
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Guillaume de Ranieri
PartnerParis
Guillaume de Ranieri specializes in R&D and large industrial projects management. He leads the Aerospace and Defense Practice...
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Rajat Dhawan
Senior Partner and India Managing PartnerGurugram
Counsels CEOs and Boards on performance transformation, corporate strategy, and organizational effectiveness; catalyzes Firm’s...
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Alex Dichter
Senior PartnerBoston
Helps airlines, airline-services companies, and aerospace firms develop profitable strategies and improve global operations
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Andrew Dudgeon
PartnerSydney
Helps aerospace, defense, and infrastructure organizations solve complex strategic problems in challenging environments
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Matthieu Dussud
PartnerParis
Supports and advises global resource-based companies and advanced industries on capital excellence, operations transformation...
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Axel Esqué
PartnerParis
Develops profitable growth strategies, leads decarbonization efforts, improves global operations, and conducts commercial due...
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Christophe François
Senior PartnerParis
Specializes in operational excellence, in particular Lean, supply chain optimization, and capital productivity, and leads our...
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Giacomo Gatto
PartnerLondon
Leads our space sector work in Europe and advises groups in the aerospace, defense, and space ecosystems on increasing collaboration...
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Kevin Goering
PartnerBay Area
Drives business value through operational transformations, tapping the productivity gains made possible by new technologies and...
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Björn Hagemann
Senior PartnerCologne
Creates sustainable impact and performance improvement in companies through operational, organizational, digital, and advanced...
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Liz Hempel
PartnerNew York
Leverages the power of advanced analytics to drive transformational change in product development and procurement for industrial...
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Anna Herlt
Senior PartnerMunich
Advises companies as they seek to optimize the value of their research and development investments, particularly within the automotive...
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Jesse Klempner
PartnerWashington DC
Assists aerospace, defense, and industrial companies with strategy, growth, innovation, and mergers and acquisitions, and consults...
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Vik Krishnan
PartnerBay Area
Advises companies in the aviation, travel, and aerospace sectors on operational-performance improvement, digital transformation,...
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Patrick Lahaie
Senior PartnerMontréal
Advises leading companies in a range of industries on holistic performance transformations and complex turnarounds
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Matteo Mancini
Senior PartnerRiyadh
Leads McKinsey’s Operations Practice and advanced industries initiatives in Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, guiding manufacturing...
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Dana Maor
Senior PartnerTel Aviv
Coheads the People & Organizational Performance Practice globally and leads it across Europe. Passionate about shaping organizations...
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Varun Marya
Senior PartnerBay Area
Helps aerospace, defense, and private-equity companies enhance value by transforming their organizations and accelerating their...
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Alexandra Nee
PartnerWashington DC
Helps clients develop robust growth strategies, setting their ESG strategy and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in...
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Daniel Pacthod
Senior PartnerNew York
Global coleader of McKinsey Sustainability; helps leading organizations decarbonize, transform their core businesses, hyperscale...
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Emma Parry
PartnerLondon
Leader of the Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice in the United Kingdom; helps public- and private-sector clients set sustainable...
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Kevin Sachs
Senior PartnerDenver
Drives strategic and operational performance transformations to help advanced industrial and high-tech companies find cost savings...
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Shivika Sahdev
PartnerNew York
Leader in the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility serving clients on navigating disruptions relating to electric-mobility. She...
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François Soubien
PartnerParis
François Soubien works in the manufacturing and packaged-goods sectors, advising clients on the development and implementation...
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Dale Swartz
PartnerBay Area - Silicon Valley
Works with startups, investors, and large organizations on growth strategy, business building, and geopolitical resilience in...
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Simone Vesco
PartnerMilan
Serves clients on strategy, marketing and sales, operations, working capital, and aftermarket and services transformations
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Brooke Weddle
Senior PartnerWashington DC
Drives lasting change at scale for global organizations through digital transformation, operating-model redesign, enterprise...
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Rafael Westinner
Senior PartnerMadrid
Leads end-to-end operational transformations for industrial clients, working along the operational value chain to boost productivity...
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Markus Wilthaner
PartnerBrussels
Passionate about building businesses in hydrogen and batteries, working with industry leaders, start-ups, and public institutions...