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McKinsey’s work solving complex problems and creating positive change.
2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic McKinsey supported organizations in the US, launching an effort to help government, business, and healthcare leaders navigate the humanitarian and economic crisis, including building the COVID-19 Response Center Tool Hub
2014
Founded Generation, an independent not-for-profit organization tackling global youth unemployment
2006
Helped establish a new agency to facilitate New Orleans’ recovery from Hurricane Katrina
2001
Improved NYC’s emergency-response capabilities following the 9/11 attacks
1982
Supported the redesign of the nation’s air traffic control system
1970
Developed the concept of the Universal Product Code (UPC)
1965
Supported design of Department of Defense (DoD) planning processes
1958
Helped create NASA’s organizational structure
1952-1953
Recommended to President Eisenhower the creation of the chief of staff role in the White House
1926
Founded in Chicago by James O. McKinsey, pioneering the new field of management consulting