Jacky Wright will join McKinsey as the firm’s first-ever Chief Technology and Platform Officer (CTPO). Wright, who will report to the global managing partner, joins the firm as a senior partner later this year. She will lead McKinsey’s overall technology portfolio and strategy.

“We are delighted to welcome Jacky to our firm. Working with our amazing team, Jacky will strengthen how we use technology both to help clients scale new ideas and tackle challenges, and to transform the way our more than 40,000 people work together across our global firm,” says global managing partner Bob Sternfels. “She joins a team of leaders who have been focused on accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth in our client work, and setting the standard for our profession in how we manage ourselves as a firm.”

Wright brings to McKinsey more than 20 years of experience helping some of the world’s leading institutions leverage technology to drive innovation, adopt sustainable and accessible business models, and digitally transform. Most recently, she served as Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President for Microsoft US. Before that, she held senior technology leadership roles spanning multiple industries, including chief information officer roles at BP and General Electric, amongst others.

“McKinsey has earned its reputation as a strategic advisor and impact partner to clients,” says Wright. “I look forward to partnering with my new colleagues to help the firm accelerate our internal rate of innovation, and support McKinsey’s clients in building and sustaining the capabilities to succeed in today’s economy.”

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