Blog

Alex Dmitriev Dubai, UAE MA, Higher School of Economics BCG McKinsey Kearney
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Alex Dmitriev. Alex spent over 8 years in Private Equity and Financial Services practices of BCG, McKinsey and Kearney. His core area of expertise is corporate, M&A and market entry strategies for the top […]

Rafiaa Ben Abid Madrid, Spain MBA, INSEAD McKinsey & Co Memo International Wavestone
Thought Leadership

Rafiaa Ben Abid shares her 30-day experience of diving into AI learning and how it helped her prototype a business idea. Wrapped #30DaysOfAI 🎉 Spoiler: On Day 1, AI felt like a threat to human interaction and deep thinking. Today? I love how much it’s pushed me — AI is officially my new thinking partner […]

Cierra Robinson Charlotte, NC BS, Howard University McKinsey Novant Health
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Cierra Robinson. Cierra is a healthcare strategy and operations leader with experience driving large-scale transformation across health systems. She brings a strong background in integration strategy, digital transformation, and operational improvement, with a focus […]

Vasiliki Founta Boston, MA PhD, M.I.T. McKinsey UW-Madison
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Vasiliki Founta. Vasiliki is a strategic operations and program leader (ex-McKinsey, MIT PhD) with experience across management consulting, AI research, and higher education. At McKinsey & Company, advised clients in healthcare, biotech, and energy […]

Shiv Paul London, England MA, U of Glasgow McKinsey & Co Adobe Caprihan Consulting
Thought Leadership

Shiv Paul shares a TEDx talk on discovering your superpower and using it to your advantage.   Key points include: Components to the superpower model Skill as a learned capability Authenticity   Watch the video on YouTube.

Antonio Lyon Tampa, FL MBA, Kellogg McKinsey & Co New York Life
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Antonio Lyon with Technodynamics. Antonio is the Founder of Technodynamics and spent seven years at McKinsey & Company, where he led the design and development of AI-powered enterprise products — including strategic intelligence platforms, […]

Matthieu Picard Los Angeles, CA BS, Indiana University Bloomington BCG Butterfly Equity
Thought Leadership

Matthieu Picard shares a comprehensive breakdown on the numbers of revenue created and costs incurred in music streaming and creation. Many of us have the inkling that each time we listen to our latest obsession on Spotify, that act generates some infinitesimal amount of revenue for the creators of the music… but for those who […]

Karin Moellering Boston, MA PhD, U of Muenster McKinsey & Co Cambridge Mobile Telematics McGraw-Hill Education
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Karin Moellering. Karin Moellering spent 2 yrs as a Senior Associate in McKinsey’s Business Technology Office. Since then, she has spent 8+ years in Product Management in various industries in the Boston Area focusing […]

Lina Kaesbach Cologne, Germany MSc, Vienna U of Economics and Business BCG
Thought Leadership

Lina Käsbach explains how AI and succession planning fit together to create greater value. How do AI and succession planning fit together? I believe AI is the key to higher business value. Digitization and the targeted use of AI are no longer just optional for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They are decisive value drivers. […]

Maciej Wartacz Warsaw, Poland BA, Sciences Po Paris BCG Kicket
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Maciej Wartacz. Maciej is a successfully exited tech entrepreneur (Co-founded and served as CEO of kicket.com, a SaaS enabled marketplace for live events tickets) with a proven track record and a cash exit to a […]

Spencer Liu Hong Kong MBA, Kellogg McKinsey & Co DBS Bank Tishman Speyer
New Member Announcement

Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Spencer Liu with Riverwood Climate Solutions. Spencer is the Founder & Managing Director of Riverwood Climate Solutions, a climate-focused strategic advisory and venture building platform. Having worked with 30+ organizations, he advises corporations and […]

Shruti George Amsterdam, The Netherlands MBA,IIM - Bangalore McKinsey & Co Avery Dennison Independent Consultant
Thought Leadership

Shruti George shares an impartial observation and identifies the difference between a sponsor and a mentor. The first time I truly saw the Boys’ Club in action, I was in Banff on a company retreat – about 100 men and maybe 5 women. It was completely innocuous. The women clustered together with our wine, talking […]