Meet 4 of the people who made it to the top of McKinsey this year
Four newly minted senior partners at McKinsey sat down with Business Insider to talk about how AI is changing partnership and their best career tips.
Four McKinsey & Co partners have been promoted to senior or distinguished partner status this year, a rare achievement in a firm that has added around 60 senior partners in 2023. The four newly minted senior partners - Anna Mattsson, Alex Devereson, Maria Albonico, and Holger Hürtgen - discussed their promotions and career strategies with Business Insider.
They emphasized that reaching this level relied on demonstrating their ability to deliver results, rather than following a specific career strategy. Holger Hürtgen, McKinsey's first data scientist and AI engineer in Germany, was elected to the new "distinguished partner" role, recognizing deep, specialized expertise. The firm, known for its youthful energy and entrepreneurial drive, has a diverse gender makeup, with 66 women among the 224 partners promoted in 2025.
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