Strategy & Corporate Finance
Accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth through bold strategies
Our approach
Global strategy thought leaders
Our founders pioneered business strategy. Since then we have evolved to meet the changing challenges our clients face. We fuse state-of-the-art strategy knowledge with distinctive data sets and tools tailored to clients' specific contexts.
Deep industry insights
We have a deep bench of industry experts who have profound knowledge of our clients’ industries that takes geographic specifics and sector nuances into account.
Client impact obsession
Whatever your situation, we will deliver a bespoke strategic response. We pride ourselves on coupling our expertise with an ability to overcome organizational inertia, helping bring your Big move to life.
Creating value beyond the hype
Let’s deliver on the promise of technology from strategy to scale.
McKinsey on Finance
Issue
McKinsey on Finance, Number 84
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Perspectives on Corporate Finance and Strategy
Our thought leadership
Book
CEO Excellence
From McKinsey & Company, an insight-packed, revelatory look at how the best CEOs do their jobs based on extensive interviews...
Book
Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick
The new book on how to beat the odds with a bold strategy
Book - Practices Capabilities
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 7th edition
At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. This book enables everyone, from the budding professional...
Featured capabilities
Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights
We help clients make better strategic decisions through a deeper understanding of corporate performance, value creation, macroeconomic forces, and global and local trends.
Value Intelligence Platform
Our platform that provides holistic insights on corporate performance.
Our latest insights
Article
Seeing around corners: How to excel as a chief of staff
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A chief of staff can be instrumental to a CEO’s success while also advancing their own career. Here are eight pieces of...
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Innovative growers: A view from the top
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McKinsey research shows that a focus on aspiration, activation, and execution can help companies out-innovate and outgrow peers....
Podcast
Building a world-class digital finance function
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How CFOs can use digital transformation to help organizations become more forward-looking and resilient.
Our people
Matt Banholzer
PartnerChicago
Helps companies achieve strategic growth and optimize resource allocation by pursuing transformative innovation
Michael Birshan
Senior PartnerLondon
Global coleader of our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, partnering with bold and determined leaders to set strategy, transform...
Alex D’Amico
Senior PartnerConnecticut – Darien
Guides clients to create long-term value by setting enterprise strategy and pursuing rapid performance improvement while strengthening...
Carolyn Dewar
Senior PartnerBay Area
Delivers large-scale performance-improvement programs that foster culture change and counsels senior executives making leadership...
Rebecca Doherty
PartnerBay Area
Counsels executives on strategies for growth, working with companies to implement growth transformations and M&A
Dr. Laura Furstenthal
Senior PartnerBay Area
Serves healthcare clients globally as well as not-for-profit organizations, governments, and Nobel laureates, guiding innovation...
Jake Henry
Senior PartnerChicago
Leads McKinsey’s global work on mergers, acquisitions, separations, divestitures and JV’s/alliances. Serves leading medical...
Celia Huber
Senior PartnerBay Area
Leads our North American board services sector and advises organizations on strategies to help thrive within the context of global...
John Kelleher
RTS Senior PartnerToronto
Advises on recovery and transformation, drawing on experience as a CEO and private-equity executive to help clients in a range...
Alejandro Krell
Senior PartnerPanama
Leads our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice in Latin America. Supports large companies in shaping their strategy, building...
Mieke Van Oostende
Senior PartnerBrussels
Serves clients in the financial-services sector, particularly on strategy, organization, and risk management, with a global reputation...
Andy West
Senior PartnerBoston
Global coleader of our Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice; helps organizations accelerate sustainable, inclusive growth through...