Mekala Krishnan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Partner at McKinsey & Company, working across the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey Sustainability, and Risk and Resilience practice.
Leads research and advises companies and policymakers on sustainable, inclusive growth, economics of climate change, net-zero transition, diversity and inclusion, gender economics, and globalization.
Serves on advisory boards for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Sibley School of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University, Centre for Social and Economic Progress, and the board of the Global Fund for Women.
Holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Biography

Mekala Krishnan is a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where she contributes to the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey Sustainability, and the firm's Risk and Resilience practice. In her role, she leads research and provides counsel to companies and policymakers on a range of topics related to sustainable and inclusive growth. Her areas of focus include the economics of climate change, the net-zero transition, diversity and inclusion, gender economics, and globalization.