What happens when governments turn to McKinsey?

How the worldwide consulting agency McKinsey went from elite to embattled.

The logo of consulting firm McKinsey & Company is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2016.
The brand of consulting agency McKinsey & Firm is seen at an workplace constructing in Zurich, Switzerland, September 22, 2016 [Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters]

World consulting agency McKinsey works all around the world, however in South Africa, it faces prison costs for corruption. The case centres on its function within the nation’s greatest post-apartheid scandal, generally known as state seize. The agency has additionally consulted on the whole lot from taking a look at privatizing the UK’s Nationwide Well being Service to researching Saudi Arabian dissidents. So what precisely does McKinsey do, and why?

On this episode: 

  • Walt Bogdanich, investigative reporter on the New York Occasions and co-author of ‘When McKinsey Involves City’

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei with our host, Halla Mohieddeen. 

Ruby Zaman fact-checked this episode.

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