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Anu Madgavkar

McKinsey Global Institute PartnerNew Jersey

Leads research on topics related to human potential, including demographics, labor markets, technology and the future of work, human capital, skills, and an inclusive workforce

Anu Madgavkar is a partner with the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey’s business and economics research arm.

Anu leads global research on demographics and the world’s labor footprint; human capital and organizational performance through people; Gen AI and the future of work; economic empowerment and inclusive growth; gender in the workforce; digital ID, data, and payments; and small business productivity and ecosystems.

Prior to her current role, Anu was a Partner and co-leader of McKinsey’s Financial Institutions practice based in Mumbai, where she served organizations on growth, strategy and people topics in banking and capital markets.

Anu is a counsellor to business and government leaders and an active speaker on the world stage including at top-level convenings by the United Nations, B20/G20, World Bank, World Economic Forum, Aspen, Conference Board, and others. She is widely cited in the media and contributes articles and op-eds to Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Forbes, The Economist, Project Syndicate, and the Financial Times.

Anu serves on the Expert Council for AI at India’s NITI Aayog and on the advisory board of Rocket Learning, a technology nonprofit catalysing early childhood education for millions in India.

Selected published work

Dependency and depopulation? Confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2025

America’s small businesses: Time to think big,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2024

Toward action: A G20 agenda for sustainable and inclusive growth,” McKinsey & Company, September 2024

Help wanted: The long-term labor tightening trend by country,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2024

Help wanted: Charting the challenge of tight labor markets in advanced economies,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2024

A microscope on small businesses: The productivity opportunity by country,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2024

A new future of work: The race to deploy AI and raise skills in Europe and beyond,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2024

A microscope on small businesses: Spotting opportunities to boost productivity, McKinsey Global Institute, May 2024

From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2023

Driving sustainable and inclusive growth in G20 economies,” McKinsey & Company, August 2023

Generative AI and the future of work in America, McKinsey Global Institute, July 2023

Rekindling US productivity for a new era, McKinsey Global Institute, February 2023

Performance through people: Transforming human capital into competitive advantage, McKinsey Global Institute, February 2023

Addressing the revolving door in risk,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2022

Overcoming the fear factor in hiring tech talent,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2022

Delivering the US manufacturing renaissance,” McKinsey & Company, August 2022

Freelance, side hustles, and gigs: Many more Americans have become independent workers,” McKinsey & Company, August 2022

Learning and earning: The bold moves that change careers,” McKinsey & Company, July 2022

"Human capital at work: The value of experience," McKinsey & Company, June 2022

The path to sustainable and inclusive growth,” McKinsey & Company, April 2022

The CEO agenda in 2022: Harnessing the potential of growth jolts,” McKinsey & Company, January 2022

The rise and rise of the global balance sheet: How productively are we using our wealth?,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2021

A sustainable, inclusive, and growing future for the United States,” McKinsey & Company, November 2021

Our future lives and livelihoods: Sustainable and inclusive and growing,” McKinsey Quarterly, October 2021

Financial data unbound: The value of open data for individuals and institutions,” McKinsey & Company, June 2021

This is the COVID consumer trend most likely to stick beyond the pandemic,” Market Watch, June 2021

What's next for consumers, workers, and companies in the post-COVID-19 recovery,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2021

How Asia can prepare for the future of work after COVID-19,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021

A conversation on artificial intelligence and gender bias,” McKinsey & Company, April 2021

How to spend $12 trillion,” Project Syndicate, March 2021

The future of work after COVID-19,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2021

COVID-19 has revived the social contract in advanced economies - for now. What will stick once the crisis abates?,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2020

“Remote work is here to stay. But who will be doing it?,” World Economic Forum, November 2020

What’s next for remote work: An analysis of 2,000 tasks, 800 jobs, and nine countries,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2020

Ten things to know about gender equality,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2020

View: Government needs to put energy and momentum behind recent reform initiatives,” The Economic Times, September 2020

Don't let the pandemic set back gender equality,” Harvard Business Review, September 2020

India’s turning point: An economic agenda to spur growth and jobs,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2020

Countering the gender-regressive shock of COVID-19 in Asia,” Financial Times, August 2020

COVID-19 and gender equality: Countering the regressive effects,” McKinsey & Company, July 2020

Reopening India: Implications for economic activity and workers,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020

The Covid-19 crisis: Exposing underlying vulnerabilities in social contracts,” VOX EU, April 2020

Where women stand,” Project Syndicate, April 2020

Getting ahead of coronavirus: Saving lives and livelihoods in India,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020

Advanced economies' missing link,” Project Syndicate, February 2020

The new social contract in the 21st century,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2020

The future of work for women and how to get there,” World Economic Forum, January 2020

The power of parity: Advancing women's equality in Africa,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2019

Will automation improve work for women or make it worse?,” Harvard Business Review, July 2019

China and the world: Inside the dynamics of a changing relationship,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2019

"The gig economy has an identity problem and digital ID could fix it,” Quartz, June 2019

Our automated future will affect women differently than men,” Fast Company, June 2019

The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2019

The present and future of women at work in Canada,” McKinsey & Company, June 2019

"Why the world needs "good" digital ID," OECD Forum blog, May 2019

Digital identification: A key to inclusive growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2019

Digital India: Technology to transform a connected nation,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2019

How governments in emerging economies can help boost and sustain growth,” McKinsey & Company, March 2019

Accelerating gender parity: What can governments do?,” McKinsey & Company, January 2019

The case for digital identification,” Project Syndicate, January 2019

China and the world: Inside a changing economic relationship,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2018

Preparing millennials for the age of automation,” Live Mint, December 2018

The role companies play in boosting growth in emerging markets,” World Economic Forum, September 2018

The best performing emerging economies emphasize competition,” Harvard Business Review, September 2018

The emerging world's high achievers,” Project Syndicate, September 2018

Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2018

A woman's place is in the digital revolution,” Project Syndicate, August 2018

How can digital technology speed up gender equality?,” Equals, July 2018

Europe’s refugees: Refocusing on integration,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2018

The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Asia Pacific,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2018

Partnering for parity: Strengthening collaborations for gender equality,” McKinsey & Company, October 2017

Power of parity: Gender equality across Asean,” The Straits Times, July 2017

The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Canada,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2017

A new emphasis on gainful employment in India,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2017

What's now and next in analytics, AI, and automation,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2017

China’s role in the next phase of globalization,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2017

India's migration opportunity,” Business Standard, April 2017

Technology, jobs, and the future of work,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2016

Global migration’s impact and opportunity,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2016

The great income stagnation,” Project Syndicate, September 2016

Miles to go: Stepping up progress toward gender equality,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2016

India’s ascent: Five opportunities for growth and transformation,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2016

Poorer than their parents? A new perspective on income inequality,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2016

The working women windfall,” Project Syndicate, June 2016

Realizing gender equality’s $12 trillion economic opportunity,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2016

The power of parity: Advancing women's equality in the United States,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2016

The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in India,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2015

How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2015

India's tech opportunity: Transforming work, empowering people,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2014

From poverty to empowerment: India’s imperative for jobs, growth, and effective basic services,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2014

India's internet opportunity,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2013

Talent tensions ahead: A CEO briefing,” McKinsey Quarterly, November 2012

The world at work: Jobs, pay, and skills for 3.5 billion people,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2012

Videos & Broadcast 

"From Poverty to Empowerment: Raising the Bar for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth," Concordia Annual Summit, September 2023

"A plan for alleviating poverty and climate change," Marketplace Radio, September 2023

"McKinsey Calls For Going Beyond The Poverty Line, Proposes $12/Day 'Empowerment Line'," CNBC TV, August 2023

"Economic Tectonics," BBC World Service, The Compass, March 2017

Past experience

Peregrine Capital, Asia 
Equity Research 

ICRA (Moody's affiliate), India
Debt Ratings 

ANZ Grindlays Bank, India 
Treasury and Markets

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
MBA

St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Bachelors degree, economics and statistics