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Priyanka Aggarwal Singapore MBA, Wharton McKinsey Kimberly-Clark Heineken Umbrex member
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Based on a study from Stanford University and the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Priyanka Aggarwal highlights the hidden cost of replacing a senior level female employee. I am quitting’ – this did not start last month or last quarter. This has been building for months, years. Your top performing woman had been showing up. She […]

Dmitry Grechkin Barcelona, Spain MBA, U of TX Austin McKinsey & Co Oliver Wyman BP
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Dmitry Grechkin asks a pertinent and probably perennial question on the stability of the current economic model. Are investors and savers doomed? Imagine this: if Alexander the Great had invested just 1 kg of gold at a 2.5% annually, today he’d own 3x the mass of planet Earth in gold!! Clearly, that’s impossible—so what can […]

Michelle Fradin New York, NY MBA, Yale McKinsey & Co Deloitte Stripe Umbrex member
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Michelle Fradin is an experienced professional with a strong background in strategy and operations, having worked at McKinsey & Company and Stripe. She has led teams in delivering growth strategies for consumer retail and technology industries, and holds an MBA from Yale School of Management and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Rio Xin Chen Amsterdam, The Netherlands PhD, Cambridge McKinsey & Co Pandas Flowbase Umbrex member
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Dr. Rio Xin Chen is a seasoned entrepreneur and former engagement manager at McKinsey & Company. With an AI related Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, he has co-founded multiple successful ventures, including Pandas (15k SME clients, millions in revenue and +$7m VC backed funding), leveraging his expertise in strategy, digital transformation, RTS, PE DDs […]

Ashley Goulding Atlanta, GA PhD, Georgia Inst of Technology McKinsey & Co Novelis
Thought Leadership

Ashley Goulding shares a co-authored article that explores the impact of replacing junior talent with AI. One-third of employers said they have already replaced some entry-level positions with AI in a 2026 survey of global corporate recruiters. Research from the World Economic Forum found that 40% of employers anticipate shrinking their workforce due to AI […]

Aditya Kumar Vaud, Switzerland MBA, IMD Business School BCG Honeywell Eaton Umbrex member
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Aditya Kumar is an experienced operating executive with over 22 years in digital infrastructure, mission-critical power, and industrial automation. He has held significant P&L leadership roles at Honeywell and Eaton and currently advises private-equity investors on commercial and technical due diligence. Aditya is a BCG-trained strategist and holds an MBA from IMD Business School.

Megan Turner London, England MBA, Harvard McKinsey South Pole Prime Ministers Office Umbrex member
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Megan Turner is a strategic leader with extensive experience in corporate strategy, market expansion, and sustainability. She has held senior roles at South Pole and McKinsey, where she led complex transformations and growth initiatives across various sectors. Megan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oxford.

Caio Rodrigues Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BSc, PUC- Rio Bain & Co Plannera Estadão Umbrex member
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Caio Rodrigues is an executive with over 20 years of experience in strategy consulting and executive roles across various industries, including B2B technology, consumer goods, retail, and education. He has proven track record in different practices such as: – Supply chain planning and S&OP/IBP – Organizational Design (culture assessment, org design, operating model) – Value […]

Jaspreet Gill London, England MBA, London Bus School McKinsey Microsoft NHS
Thought Leadership

Jas Gill offers actionable and practical advice on how to be present and why common guru-type phrases often fail to yield results. ⛔️ Contrarian take: “Learn to be present” is bad advice….or at the very least incomplete. It misses out a key ingredient, a critical part of the puzzle, which helps to build ‘presentness’ but […]

Arnaud Violland Geneva, Switzerland MBA, Kellogg McKinsey Oliver Wyman Honeywell Umbrex member
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Arnaud Violland is an experienced strategy and management consultant with over 25 years of experience, including roles at McKinsey and Oliver Wyman. He is a multifaceted entrepreneur and innovator with expertise in aerospace and defense sectors, and has founded multiple startups, including a tech startup focused on human factors in aviation in collaboration with Airbus, CERN […]

Toshan Tamhane London, England MBA, Indian Inst of Mgmt, Ahmedabad McKinsey UPL Umbrex member
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Toshan Tamhane shares reflections from a conversation on AI adoption, consulting, and AI-led transformations. Driving AI impact in Large Corporates – the Consultant vs the Operator; What do horse-carriages have to do with it for f*sake? Earlier in the week, I spoke with a select group of PWC Partners thanks to Manpreet Singh Ahuja and […]