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McKinsey & Company

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McKinsey & Company is an American multinational strategy and management consulting firm founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey, an accounting professor at the University of Chicago, and headquartered in New York City. It is described as the oldest and largest of the so called MBB strategy consultancies, serving corporations, governments and other organizations worldwide. As of 2025 McKinsey employs about 38,000 people and generated 16 billion dollars in revenue in 2023, and the firm is known for its influence on corporate management practice, its selective hiring from top business schools, and the large number of alumni who have gone on to lead major corporations or hold senior government positions.

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Company Type
Management consulting firm 1
Founded Year
1926 1
Headquarters
New York City, New York, U.S. 1
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Associated With

Entrepreneurship, Practice Disciplines
McKinsey 7S Framework, Management Theories

The 7S framework was developed by consultants at McKinsey and Company in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Source Wikipedia, McKinsey 7S Framework
Tom Peters, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Tom Peters worked at McKinsey and Company from 1974 to 1981 before becoming an independent consultant and management writer.

Theories and Models Developed

GE-McKinsey Matrix, Management Theories

The consulting firm that designed the matrix.

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1. Wikipedia, McKinsey & Company
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    McKinsey & Company (informally McKinsey or McK) is an American multinational strategy and management consulting firm that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations.
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    McKinsey & Company (informally McKinsey or McK) is an American multinational strategy and management consulting firm that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations.
  • infobox, Headquarters
    McKinsey & Company (informally McKinsey or McK) is an American multinational strategy and management consulting firm that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations.
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