Asutosh Padhi

Managing Partner, North America, McKinsey & Company
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Asutosh is the managing partner for McKinsey in North America, leading the firm across the United States, Canada, and Mexico and serving as part of McKinsey’s 15-person global leadership team. He is also a member of McKinsey’s Shareholders Council, the firm’s equivalent to the board of directors. Asutosh has helped high-performing, iconic industrial companies with functional, business unit, and enterprise transformations, drawing on his strategic, organizational, and operations expertise. Previously, he co-led the firm’s global Advanced Industries sector which includes automotive and assembly, aerospace and defense, and electronics and industrial. Asutosh is a coach and advisor on performance transformations involving revenue acceleration, new business models, technology and innovation, margin and cash flow improvement, and large-scale operating model redesign. He founded the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility, which helps business leaders and policymakers prepare for a more autonomous, interconnected future; and he is the executive sponsor for McKinsey & Company’s work with the Rework America Alliance, a Markle Foundation initiative working to advance opportunities for millions of unemployed and low wage workers to move into good jobs and emerge from the economic crisis stronger. Asutosh regularly convenes CEOs and board members on myriad topics, including driving sustainable value creation. He also serves on the Field Museum’s Board of Trustees, one of the top 10 natural history and science museums in the world.