Asutosh Padhi

Asutosh is McKinsey & Company’s Global Leader of Firm Strategy, responsible for shaping the strategic vision, accelerating the firm’s pace of innovation, and evolving the partnership model as McKinsey turns 100 in 2026. He is also a part of the Enablement Team, which is the firm’s operational leadership team.

Asutosh is an experienced CEO counselor who works closely with CEOs and management teams of iconic, high-performing companies to help shape and implement bold enterprise transformations. His client work includes a combination of strategic, operational and organizational topics across revenue acceleration, margin and cash flow management, and large-scale operating model redesign.

Asutosh was previously the North America Managing Partner for three years, leading the firm across the United States and Canada. In this role, Asutosh significantly professionalized the firm by enhancing client service risk management and integrating compliance into core processes. Under Asutosh's leadership, the firm strengthened its expertise in key capability areas like energy transition, technology, and AI, and focused on attracting and growing diverse and distinctive talent. Asutosh’s contributions were critical in driving client impact and shaping the firm's approach to societal challenges, notably improving the lives of diverse groups including minority business leaders and military veterans.

Asutosh previously led McKinsey’s Advanced Industries sector globally, which includes the automotive, industrial, semiconductor, and aerospace and defense sectors. He is the founder of the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility, which helps companies, investors, governments, and social sector entities transform and prepare for a more autonomous and interconnected future. He also launched the firm’s US Board Forum, an exclusive event series designed for non-executive directors of prominent companies, providing a broad spectrum of board leadership insights. Asutosh is the bestselling author of Titanium Economy: How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America. The book highlights the future of industrial technology companies and the playbook these companies can use to drive excess shareholder value creation.

Asutosh has been a prominent speaker and his perspectives on industrial technology, macroeconomics, productivity, and leadership have been featured broadly. He also was responsible for leading the firm’s product development and procurement capabilities and helped launch global design-to-value labs, which combine design-thinking with technical insights to drive product creation.

Asutosh has extensive board experiences and was a member of the Shareholders Council, the firm’s equivalent to a board of directors, for five years. He is currently an active board member of the Aspen Institute, the Field Museum, and the Conference Board. Asutosh is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management and the Indian Institute of Technology. He is a proud member of the Chicago community and travels across the world.