Our People

Ali Abid
PartnerDubai
Strategizing infrastructure financing and public-private partnerships (PPP) innovations in emerging markets
Wajih Abou-Zahr
Senior PartnerDubai
Brings deep experience in telecommunications, helping leading companies win market share, drive top-line growth, and transform...
Maitham Albaharna
PartnerDubai
Designs and leads large-scale organizational transformations, driving higher performance through enhanced capabilities, leadership,...
Gassan Al-Kibsi
Senior Partner, and Chair, EEMARiyadh
Supports public-, private-, and social-sector leaders across the region to improve opportunities for the youth and create global...
Alberto Alvarez
Senior PartnerDubai
Advises leading financial institutions, investors, and sovereign wealth funds on strategy, organisation and risk management....
Karim Aly
PartnerCairo
Supports public-sector clients on strategic transformation and economic development programs
Rima Assi
Senior Partner and Managing PartnerAbu Dhabi
Leads the Abu Dhabi office in the UAE; a core leader of our efforts in public finance and investments; globally coleads our work...
Mohammad Ayub
PartnerAbu Dhabi
Specializes in helping power, water, and materials organizations develop sustainable strategies for large-scale transformation...
Luca Bennici
PartnerDubai
Drives innovation in cloud infrastructure and data center strategies across global markets
Jalil Bensouda
Senior Managing PartnerCairo
Leads the Central European Insurance Practice
Ankit Bisht
PartnerDubai
Builds customer-centric organizations in the public, private, and social sectors through leading digital and artificial intelligence...
Shankar Chandrasekaran
PartnerDoha
Builds the firm’s value proposition on digital and analytics in capital projects and advises companies on strategy, performance...
Vinay Chandran
PartnerDubai
A thought leader in data and analytics who works extensively with clients to deliver performance improvements through advanced...
Margaux Constantin
Partner Dubai
Leads the firm’s work for the tourism sector, serving clients all over the world to tackle challenges from aspiration and strategy-setting...
Akul Dayal
PartnerDubai
Utilizes his real estate and economic development expertise to drive megaprojects and city transformations, with a passion for...
Jad Dib
PartnerDubai
Supports downstream oil and gas as well as petrochemicals companies in resetting their strategies and achieving their full potential...
Amadeo Di Lodovico
Senior PartnerDubai
Serves leading companies in energy, industrial, conglomerates, and governments on strategic topics, operational and organizational...
Dennis Ducro
PartnerAbu Dhabi
Applies a global perspective to a broad spectrum of metals and mining transformation projects, including digitization, operations,...
Hesham Elmais
PartnerDubai
Works closely with banks and other financial institutions on their journeys to strategic, operational, and digital transformation...
Nicklas Garemo
Senior PartnerAbu Dhabi
Uses his expertise in infrastructure and operations to advise clients on strategy, organization, and operational effectiveness;...
Dr. Panco Georgiev
Senior PartnerDubai
Works with leading institutions—both public and private—across the entire healthcare sector to improve care, shape growth and...
Charles Habak
PartnerDubai
Supports public and private sector leaders in real estate and investments to sustainably improve the socio-economic conditions...
Elias Hajj
PartnerRiyadh
Colead Risk & Resilience Practice for EEMA and core member of McKinsey’s Banking Practice, leading large-scale transformations...
Dr. Mona Hammami
PartnerAbu Dhabi
Leverages deep experience in government administration, global development, global health, foreign aid & philanthropy, and strategic...
Stephen Hall
PartnerDubai
Helps large organizations in the public and social sector transform their impact to improve outcomes for people across the Middle...
Abdellah Iftahy
PartnerDubai
Leads client projects in the consumer and retail sectors, with particular expertise on digital and analytics transformations
Tom Isherwood
Senior PartnerDubai
Leads our Public & Social Sector Practice and supports government clients in more than 10 countries across Middle East, Europe,...
Ruchin Jain
PartnerDubai
Helps oil and gas and chemicals companies tackle opportunities and challenges faced by the industry across growth, performance,...
Rami Abou Jaoude
PartnerAbu Dhabi
Leads high-impact transformations in the TMT space by helping companies drive top-line growth and maximize efficiency through...
Sheinal Jayantilal
PartnerDubai
Works with leading banks on topics including strategy, cost cutting, organisation redesign and marketing. Brings deep expertise...
Sélim Jeddi
PartnerDubai
Helps governments unlock private investments and drive overall economic development and sustainable growth
Gaurang Jhunjhunwala
PartnerDubai
Supports energy companies with growth strategy and tech-enabled transformations
Samer Kallas
PartnerRiyadh
Helps technology and telecommunications organizations through substantial performance improvement programs to drive sustainable...
Samvit Kanoria
Senior Partner and Managing Partner QatarDoha
Leads McKinsey’s work in real estate and infrastructure in the Middle East and is the global leader for institutional investors...
Jawad Khan
Senior Partner and Managing PartnerKarachi
Leverages deep experience to help financial groups achieve sustainable tech-enabled growth
Rachid Majiti
Senior PartnerDubai
A leader in McKinsey’s Global Energy Practice, serving major oil-and-gas players and utilities across the Middle East. Supports...
Francesco Malatesta
PartnerDubai
Helps family groups, funds, and retail and consumer goods clients grow by creating value from their core and building new businesses...
Ali Malik
PartnerKarachi
Advises clients in Pakistan across a broad range of functional areas, including governments and major private companies, and...
Matteo Mancini
Senior PartnerRiyadh
Leads McKinsey’s Operations Practice and advanced industries initiatives in Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, guiding manufacturing...
Tarek Mansour
Senior PartnerDubai
Counsels leaders on strategy and performance transformations; has over two decades focused on improving ROI for corporations...
Chiara Marcati
PartnerDubai
Leads large-scale transformations for organizations in the Middle East, leveraging advanced analytics and technology to accelerate...
Georges Massoud
Senior PartnerRiyadh
Deep experience in steering financial services, energy, and industrial sector companie towards transformative growth.
Dr. Imraan Munshi
Senior PartnerDubai
Advises clients on a range of healthcare-sector projects, including working with ministries of health on public-hospital performance...
Hasan Muzaffar
Senior Partner and Managing Partner Middle EastDubai
Helps leading conglomerates, principal investors shape corporate strategy, optimize investments, and strengthen portfolios
Fadi Najjar
PartnerDubai
Advises financial/public-finance clients in the Middle East and North Africa on growth, turnaround strategies, end-to-end transformations,...
Dr. Chandrasekhar Panda
PartnerRiyadh
Leads cross-industry client engagements across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on digital strategy, large-scale technology...
Eefke Post
PartnerDubai
Leverages wide-ranging experience in telecommunications, media, and tech in more than 20 markets globally to advise clients on...
Vineet Rajadhyaksha
PartnerDubai
Supports clients in city development, real estate, and infrastructure value chains
Dr. Mazen Ramsay Najjar
Senior Partner and Managing PartnerKuwait
Leads McKinsey’s Leap and Grow units in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMA), overseeing business building (Leap),...
Sangeeth Ram
Senior PartnerDubai
Supports clients in real-estate investment, development, construction, and management.
Tarek Rida
PartnerDubai
Tarek helps institutional investors and governments improve the performance of their portfolios
Oscar Ruiz
PartnerDubai
Brings more than 25 years of telecommunications experience both in consulting and management positions; supports telco operators...
Tarek El Sayed
Senior Partner and Managing PartnerRiyadh
Supports CEOs, senior executives, and government leaders on a range of strategic and organizational topics.
Dirk Schmautzer
PartnerDubai
Shapes economic and human capital development strategies to boost growth and create jobs. Leads McKinsey’s Education Practice...
Jörg Schubert
PartnerDubai
Helps Middle Eastern governments create employment and economic growth, as well as improve public services and infrastructure
Joydeep Sengupta
Senior PartnerDubai
Leads both the McKinsey Implementation Practice and Service Operations in EEMA, and coleads our Operations Practice in the Middle...
Christos Sermpetis
PartnerDubai
Leads our Middle East Operations Practice, serving companies in extractive and process industries. Brings deep expertise across...
Christian Stüer
PartnerAbu Dhabi
Advises financial and public sector clients on technology and operation topics—from digital transformation and mergers to agile...
Abdur-Rahim Syed
PartnerDubai
A core leader in our technology and innovation work, serving private-sector companies, governments, and investors in the Middle...
Farhan Syed
PartnerDubai
Helps organizations understand consumer behavior, apply emerging and scaled technologies, and transform to build distinctiveness...
Roman Tschupp
PartnerDubai
Advancing economic development, human capital, and education outcomes across the Middle East and Asia
Ali Ustun
PartnerDoha
Supports public, social, and healthcare clients on a broad range of strategic, development, and digital-transformation topics
Sonia Wedrychowicz
PartnerDubai
A transformational business and technology leader who brings more than 25 years of experience, high energy, and deep commitment...
Loukas Ziomas
PartnerDoha
Serves leading global energy companies on strategy and operations with a particular focus on gas, natural gas, and downstream...
Yassir Zouaoui
PartnerDubai
Advises public sector leaders to help foster sustainable economic development through evidence-based policy decisions
Dr. Alexandra Zakharova
PartnerDubai
Leader in McKinsey’s Chemicals Practice in the Middle East, serving clients across the region on strategy, growth, sustainability,...