Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Patria Cabral with Asenda Labs. Patria spent over 20 years building and scaling FinTech and consumer products at BCG Digital Ventures, Western Union, and Ria Money Transfer, where she held VP and Director-level product leadership […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Simon Bechtel with Simon Bechtel Engineering. A summary of Simon’s experience follows. “As a former McKinsey consultant and project lead combined with my background as a PhD chemical Engineer and my extensive energy industry […]
Stacey Dietsch shares an evergreen article and McKinsey research on talent management. Adapting to a fast-changing world is a defining challenge for leaders today. The critical differentiator for growth is the ability to deploy talent with agility – as opportunities arise and dissipate. In today’s economy, characterized by rapid disruption from technology and industry consolidation […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Cammie Lee with Galindo-Lee Consulting. Cammie is an entrepreneurial and data-driven leader with nearly 20 years of global experience in strategy, product introduction and market access, innovative partnerships, philanthropy, global health and nutrition. She […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Oliver Baetz. Oliver is a former McKinsey (Expert) Associate Partner with more than ten years of experience and became an independent consultant in 2025. He specializes in preparing M&A integrations and transformations for complex […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Simon Baeriswyl with CSB. Simon is a biotech entrepreneur and dealmaker with two decades of experience driving innovation from discovery to clinical proof-of-concept. Swiss-born and Paris-based, he has founded, led and reshaped early-stage companies […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, David Somers. David spent four years as a Consultant and Project Leader in the Washington, D.C. office of BCG, and has since been running an independent firm providing technical solutions for personal financial management. […]
Casey Langwith shares a timely post on the upcoming changes to extending ACA advance premium tax credits. ❗ Many healthcare proposals are circulating on the Hill this week as the clock runs out on extending ACA advance premium tax credits. Here’s my quick summary of the House Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, which I think […]
Food never goes out of fashion, but fashions often go all out on food (remember chicken foam).Matthew Bennett asks for your opinions on food that has brought you joy recently and takes a look ahead at the next five years of the food industry. It was great to be back at #IFTFIRST in Chicago last […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Vivek Nadadur with Zyomii. Vivek is a data driven leader with nearly 30 years of experience in supply chain and data transformation. He has a proven record of delivering strategic solutions for Fortune 500 companies […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Luis Borges. A summary of Luis’ experience follows. “I spent over four years at McKinsey & Company, working across Latin America on strategy, operations, and AI/GenAI transformations. Most recently, I designed and led a GenAI […]
Ibrahim Mustafayev and Orkhan Akbarov explore the push for renewables, the thriving global nuclear industry, the marginalization of the West in nuclear development, and where this could lead, where leaders should focus, and action that could be taken. In the global push to create sustainable energy systems, countries face a fundamental challenge: providing reliable, affordable, […]