Asutosh Padhi

Asutosh Padhi is McKinsey & Company’s North America Senior Managing Partner helping companies with strategies related to technology and innovation, large-scale operating model redesign, and radical performance transformation. He serves on McKinsey's global leadership team and is a member of its Shareholders Council, the firm's equivalent to a board of directors.

Throughout his career, Padhi has helped high-performing companies achieve functional, business unit, and enterprise transformations by drawing on his expertise in corporate strategy, operations, and organizational health and effectiveness. He previously led McKinsey’s advanced industries sector and is the founder of the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility, which helps companies, investors, governments, and social sector entities prepare for a more autonomous and interconnected future. In his role as managing partner, Padhi orchestrates McKinsey’s client service and research initiatives focused on helping CEOs and board members thrive amidst economic uncertainty.

Padhi is the bestselling author of "Titanium Economy: How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America," and his perspectives on industrial technology, macroeconomics, and leadership have been featured in media such as CNN, Fortune, the Financial Times, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, and Insider, among others. He regularly convenes CEOs to explore solutions to their most pressing challenges, including at major events like the World Economic Forum, and McKinsey-hosted summits across North America. Padhi also led the introduction of McKinsey’s US Board Excellence Forum and has been a featured speaker at Financial Times Moral Money, the Milken Institute Global Conference, Fortune Global Forum, and more.

Padhi is also the executive sponsor for McKinsey’s work with the Rework America Alliance, a Markle Foundation initiative that seeks to advance opportunities for millions of unemployed and low-wage workers to transition into better jobs. He sits on the boards of the Field Museum, the Conference Board, and is an active member of G100, the Fortune CEO Initiative, and the Fast Company Impact Council.