Meet 4 of the people who made it to the top of McKinsey this year
Four newly promoted senior partners at McKinsey & Co. discuss their career paths and the evolving nature of leadership in the age of AI. The partners emphasize that despite technological shifts, the core requirements of consulting leadership remain consistent.
Why it matters
This provides insight into the internal culture and leadership standards of one of the world's most influential management consulting firms during a period of industry-wide AI disruption.
Clockwise from top left: Anna Mattsson, Alex Devereson, Maria Albonico, and Holger Hürtgen McKinsey Four newly minted senior partners sat down with Business Insider to discuss their promotions. They discussed their career tactics and why they have never left consulting. AI is changing what leadership means, but there's an "irreducible core" of being a McKinsey partner, they said. Four McKinsey & Co partners sit down around a table. One wears Chanel jewelry and a pantsuit; another a casual, billowy shirt. Several hands sport Oura rings, silently tracking their wearers' heart rates. There's no punchline here — only a massive promotion. When we spoke in late June, this quartet was a week away from joining the top tier of McKinsey as senior partners or distinguished partners.
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