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Howard Brownstein Philadelphia, PA JD, Harvard Boston Consulting Group Umbrex member
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Howard Brownstein and Jennifer Sheasgreen explore the pros and cons of healthcare finance and why it is an important area of lending. From reimbursement delays to regulatory hurdles, healthcare ABL demands precision, but Jennifer Sheasgreen and Howard Brownstein argue that for lenders who master its nuances, it offers resilient returns in a vital sector. Healthcare […]

Anne Johnson Hoboken, NJ MBA, M.I.T. Bain & Co Credit Suisse Morgan Stanley Umbrex member
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Anne Johnson runs large technology programs and builds AI products for regulated enterprises. Twelve years at Credit Suisse, as Managing Director over a $200M portfolio of regulatory programs and as divisional Chief Data Officer for Risk and Compliance. Since 2021, direct to client: a wealth management AI platform on Azure with agentic workflows, retrieval augmented […]

Ricardo Puga São Paulo, Brazil BE, USP McKinsey Partners in Performance Hatch and Votorantim Umbrex member
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Ricardo Puga is a seasoned strategy and management consultant with extensive experience in transformation, strategic planning, logistics, and operational improvement. He has worked with multinational consulting firms and large Brazilian companies, focusing on capital projects and innovation strategy.

Tom Goldenberg New York, NY MBA, Columbia McKinsey & Co Boston Consulting Group Agolo Goldenberg Solutions
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Tom Goldenberg shares an insightful conversation on AI and cybersecurity in the first episode of the podcast series PPT Podcast. Every industry that promised to regulate itself eventually proved it couldn’t. Automobiles. Aviation — look at the 737 MAX. So when the people building frontier AI warn the world about the dangers of frontier AI, […]

Tam Truong Berlin, Germany BBA, Lancaster University McKinsey Everphone Umbrex member
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Tam Truong is an experienced consultant with a background in strategic planning and business development. She has worked with McKinsey & Company, leading competitive strategies and developing pricing strategies for various industries. Tam holds a double degree in International Management from Lancaster University & ESB Reutlingen.

Uri Goldberg Tel Aviv, Israel MBA, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology McKinsey Monitor Deloitte Yad2
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Uri Goldberg shares a conversation on making business moves like a chess master in this video with John Horn. Grandmasters in chess think 12 moves ahead. In business, thinking just a few moves ahead of your competitor gives you the advantage. Watch all the highlights from my conversation with John Horn.   Watch the video […]

Toshan Tamhane London, England MBA, Indian Inst of Mgmt, Ahmedabad McKinsey UPL Umbrex member
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Toshan Tamhane is a seasoned operator and investor with a strong background in consulting. He has transformed global platforms in Chemicals/ Food and Ag to significantly increase EBITDA as well as raised over USD 1 bn of PE capital + done over 15+ M&As. He also has extensive experience in financial services across Asia and Europe. […]

Ayr Muir Lincoln, MA MBA, Harvard McKinsey & Co Patagonia Clover Food Lab Umbrex member
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Ayr Muir. Ayr is a founder, CEO, and climate activist with extensive experience in supporting climate tech and food start-ups. He founded Clover Food Lab, a leading plant-based fast casual chain in the US, and has a background in consulting with McKinsey & Company.

Howard Brownstein Philadelphia, PA JD, Harvard Boston Consulting Group Umbrex member
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Howard Brownstein. Howard is a nationally-known Certified Turnaround Professional with extensive experience in corporate governance, restructuring, and insolvency. He is the founder of The Brownstein Corporation, providing turnaround management and advisory services, M&A, refinancing, litigation support/expert testimony, and fiduciary services. Howard is also a longtime independent board member for public and private companies, as well […]

Brandt Flomer New York, NY MBA, Berkeley McKinsey & Co frog R/GA
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Brandt Flomer writes an engaging article on cultural connotations and how the “deliberate application of language” guides company transformations. I was 13 when I ate my first rattlesnake. This rite of passage at the Otero County Fair & Rodeo was one of the many things I found myself trying on as I attempted to grok […]

Robert Frisch Boston, MA MBA, Yale Boston Consulting Dial Corporatio Sears Roebuck & Company Strategic Offsites
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Bob Frisch shares key details and directions to organize a leadership summit that actually works, and he identifies commonly missed opportunities in this article co-authored with Cary Greene. Bob has also recently been appointed to the faculty at the Kellogg School at Northwestern. Every year, in virtually all large and midsize companies, high-level leaders come […]

Patricia Bingoto Zurich, Switzerland MSc, Université Catholique de Louvain McKinsey & Co PBM-i Consultancy Rieter Automotive Systems Umbrex member
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Patricia Bingoto shares a company post on Africa’s rising economy and how infrastructure funds are sourced and distributed. How African countries can turn domestic savings into transition infrastructure, from clean power and firm capacity to critical minerals Who pays for Africa’s transition infrastructure, on what terms, and in whose currency? The answer is less intuitive […]