McKinsey & Company was founded in Chicago under the name James O. McKinsey & Company in 1926 by James O. McKinsey, a professor of accounting at the University of Chicago. He conceived the idea after h… See more

McKinsey & Company was originally organized as a partnership before being legally restructured as a private corporation with shares owned by its partners in 1956. It mimics the structure of a partnership and senior empl… See more

Many of McKinsey's alumni become CEOs of major corporations or hold important government positions. In doing so, they influence the other organizations with McKinsey's values and culture. McKinsey's alumni hav… See more

The firm has been associated with a number of notable scandals, including the collapse of Enron in 2001, the 2007–2008 financial crisis, and facilitating state capture in South Africa. It has also drawn controvers… See more

• Bogdanich, Walt; Forsythe, Michael (2022). When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 9780385546232. OCLC 1345467322… See more