McKinsey InLA
Empowering underrepresented founders across Southern California
“For us in Southern California, our mission of delivering impact to our clients, coupled with our desire to positively benefit our region, makes us confident that the InLA program is the right way to get involved with our community.”
—Rohin Bhasin, Partner
“InLA is an opportunity for McKinsey to engage with the broader Angeleno community and help underrepresented startups get on a path towards success. Our ability to accelerate the innovation curve in the local LA market is something that we are all proud to be a part of.”
—Todd Pingaro, Partner
OUR 2023 PARTICIPANTS
Kameale C. Terry
Founder & CEO
ChargerHelp!
ChargerHelp! is a national EV charging infrastructure operations and maintenance service provider that hires and reskills black and brown workers to participate in the green economy
Dara Cook
Founder & CEO
Expect Fitness
Expect Fitness connects pre- and post-natal mothers with OB GYN approved on demand fitness workouts to minimize the risk of complications and promote maternal health
Dee Murthy & Josh Kaplan
Co-Founders & Co-CEOs
Ghost
Ghost is a B2B marketplace for leading retailers and wholesalers to buy and sell surplus consumer goods to reduce the $160B+ pool of global excess inventory discarded each year
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