Lucy Pérez

Lucy Pérez is a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Boston office, Coleader of the McKinsey Health Institute, and a leader of the Life Sciences practice. She advises CEOs and teams at leading organizations globally on growth strategy, innovation, sustainability, and organizational transformation. Lucy is especially passionate about leveraging advancements in science and technology to transform patient care delivery and health outcomes. A former cancer researcher at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, she brings a strong technical background to her work with organizations across the healthcare sector. Lucy also co-leads McKinsey’s Hispanic and Latino Network for colleagues who identify as Hispanic, Latino, or allies, and sponsors research on Latino economic mobility.

At the McKinsey Health Institute, Lucy spearheads efforts to advance health equity, including a collaboration with the World Economic Forum on the $1 trillion health and economic opportunity to close the women’s health gap.  This seminal research has reached millions, received a Presidential Award from the American Medical Women’s Association, and is driving action among stakeholders across the globe.

Beyond her work at McKinsey, Lucy is a board member of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and sits on the advisory board for the Aspen Institute’s Latinos in Society program and the Women’s Health Innovation Summit. Lucy was elected one of Amplify LatinX’s inaugural LatinX 100 Leaders and named one of ALPFA’s 50 Most Powerful Latinas in 2023. She was awarded the Pinnacle Award by the Boston Chamber of Commerce in 2024, which recognizes women leaders who are changing Greater Boston through leadership excellence in entrepreneurship, management and lifetime achievement.

Lucy holds a bachelor’s degree and doctorate degree in Chemistry from Harvard University.  She is an avid traveler, amateur photographer, and a co-inventor on multiple patents.