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David Rockhill

PartnerLondon

Serves organizations in the infrastructure, real estate, and construction sectors on strategy and operations

David works with investors, suppliers, and asset owners across the infrastructure, construction, and real estate sectors to set strategies and transform operations. He also leads McKinsey’s work in construction technology, working with investors and technology companies to help transform the biggest industry in the world.

David has over 20 years’ experience in construction and is a chartered civil engineer.

His recent experiences include the following:

  • assisting the commercial transformation of a global construction software company to increase sales
  • leading the operational transformation of national infrastructure operator, increasing maintenance productivity by more than 30 percent
  • developing a “first of its kind” e-commerce business build for a leading building-materials distributor
  • designing the growth strategy for European construction company
  • performing multiple due diligences and offering strategic support to construction technology companies and investors

Published Work

From start-up to scale-up: Accelerating growth in construction technology,” McKinsey & Company, May 2023

Building the net-zero workforce,” McKinsey & Company, June 2022

The next normal in construction: How disruption is reshaping the world’s largest ecosystem,” McKinsey & Company, June 2020

Breaking the mold: The construction players of the future,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019

Decoding digital transformation in construction,” McKinsey & Company, August 2019

Past Experience

Buro Happold
Senior engineer

Education

Christ's College, University of Cambridge
MA, MEng, engineering