MHI Leadership

Chair, Senior Partner

Drew brings over 30 years’ experience working across the healthcare ecosystem, with a deep passion for helping people to thrive. He also leads the Firm’s global Healthcare Practice, where he is focused on helping shape the global healthcare system to improve holistic health.

Chair, Senior Partner

Hemant brings over 20 years’ experience in life sciences and the public and social sectors, with a focus on driving transformations in public health, education, and sustainable economic development. As a medical doctor who has worked in both primary and hospital care settings, he is passionate about every and any opportunity to make a difference in health.

Global Coleader, Senior Partner

Pooja brings more than 15 years’ experience as a physician and global public health practitioner, with a focus on public health change programs and health systems performance transformations. She led the firm’s COVID response team and is passionate about expanding access to healthcare for individuals around the world.

Global Coleader, Partner

Erica brings nearly 20 years’ experience across public, private, and social sectors, with a focus on a holistic approach to care, including brain health and social determinants of health. She co-founded McKinsey’s Center for Societal Benefit through Healthcare, which has integrated into MHI.

Global Coleader

Lars brings over 15 years’ experience in global health, life sciences, and impact finance, and is passionate about advancing societal impact by collaborating across sectors and stakeholders. He previously co-founded and co-led McKinsey’s European Social Sector Hub.

Director of Brain Health, Partner

Kana is a global leader in behavioral health policy, programs, and innovation, who has dedicated her career to reducing the burden of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in the US and beyond. Kana co-founded McKinsey’s Center for Societal Benefit through Healthcare, which has integrated into MHI.

Healthy Workforces Coleader, Director of Research Science

Jacqui is a core researcher and practitioner in the field of sustainable human development and performance. She is passionate about helping individuals and organizations thrive by promoting improved mental health, well-being, agility, and resilience.

Director of Health Data & Analytics

Brad brings 10 years of experience in health research across both academia and the private sector. He is passionate about using health data and analytics to drive better and more equitable health outcomes for all.

Health in Cities Coleader

Anna brings over 10 years’ experience in global public health, specializing in strategy and transformation across the public, private, and social sectors. She is dedicated to advancing innovative health solutions that drive significant impact, particularly in health equity.

Healthy Workforces Coleader, Partner

Barbara has 15 years’ experience working across public, private, and social sectors, with a focus on driving transformative journeys for people and organizations. She is passionate about health and improving employee and organizational health and well-being.

Healthy Longevity Coleader, Partner

Ellen brings 15 years' experience in the public and social sectors across the US, Australasia, and Europe, where she has helped state and local governments, health providers, and health insurers deliver better services and experiences for people in their jurisdictions. A surgeon by training, she is passionate about supporting better outcomes for highly-impacted and high-risk populations, and extending health span for everyone.

Healthy Longevity Coleader, Partner

Ulrike brings deep experience in the healthcare industry, primarily focused on health ecosystems and healthcare business building. She is passionate about global health prevention and promotion.

Equity & Health Leader, Senior Partner

Lucy brings deep technical expertise in life sciences and healthcare, with a background as a former cancer researcher and inventor. She is passionate about advancing health equity and sustainability to improve health outcomes, and coleads our firm's North American diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Sustainability & Health Coleader, Partner

Claudia has deep experience in the healthcare and life sciences industries, with a focus on sustainability across environmental, social, and governance (ESG). She is passionate about improving global health – for individuals and the planet – through innovation and strategy.

Health Worker Capacity Coleader, Senior Partner

Tania brings more than 15 years' experience in healthcare and life sciences, advising cross-sector leaders on topics including vaccines, disease outbreaks, health equity, and health systems transformations. She is passionate about championing diversity in organizations, with a focus on women's health and ethnocultural minority inclusion.

Health Worker Capacity Coleader, Partner

Yenli brings deep experience working with health systems and public sector organizations to drive operational and workforce excellence, enhance productivity and agile ways of working, develop future-ready talent management, and ultimately elevate the patient experience. She is passionate about empowering visionary leaders to positively impact the lives and well-being of those they serve.

Health Worker Capacity Coleader, Associate Partner

Marilyn brings deep experience leading healthcare initiatives across Africa, including strengthening health systems, driving digital health transformations, and improving health financing. As a medical doctor, Marilyn is passionate about ensuring access to high quality healthcare, sustainable healthcare systems, and youth education.

Health Data & Analytics Leader, Partner

Alex brings more than 15 years’ experience in healthcare analytics and technology, with a focus on helping organizations develop their own healthcare analytics capabilities. He cofounded and leads the firm’s Healthcare Analytics solutions.

Executive Editor

Elizabeth has spent her career focused on making health topics understandable in written communications. A former journalist, she is passionate about how to convey insights around topics such as aging, mental health, health equity, and preventive care.

Head of Global Operations

Kirsten brings more than 20 years of experience working in management consulting, and was most recently Director of Strategy & Operations for McKinsey's Global Life Sciences Practice. She is passionate about digital health in particular, and the ability it brings to improve access to and experience of healthcare. Kirsten is the founder of McKinsey's global Health Tech Network.

Head of Communications & Engagement

Kate brings more than a dozen years’ experience working at the intersection of communications, media, and advocacy on behalf of civil society organizations, government, academia, think tanks, and the press. She has dedicated her career to the equitable advancement of holistic health and well-being through her work in the global health, development and humanitarian sectors.

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