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Bhargs Srivathsan

Leader in McKinsey’s software and infrastructure initiatives focused on serving hyperscalers and global software companies on product and portfolio strategy, go-to-market design, and operations

Bhargs brings deep technology expertise to McKinsey’s Digital Practice, as well as our technology initiatives. With over 15+ years of experience, she has advised various high-tech companies on strategic topics as they navigate massive technology shifts such as cloud and gen AI.

Examples of her recent client experience include the following:

  • helping develop product and go-to-market strategies for a global software company to capture opportunities in gen AI
  • assisting in the design of a product strategy for a software provider to achieve their aspiration to double cloud revenue in three years
  • constructing an innovative product strategy for a hyperscaler to win in the Edge market
  • initiating a sales acceleration program for a global software company to increase cloud revenue for a new product
  • revising the go-to-market model for a storage company to achieve 3x the revenue in cloud in three years

In addition to her client work, Bhargs is deeply committed to mentoring and supporting women. Since 2017, she has been at the helm of McKinsey's Bay Area women's initiative team, and in 2021, she initiated the “Women Who Cloud” initiative, demonstrating her unwavering commitment to fostering the advancement and empowerment of women. Before joining McKinsey, Bhargs worked in the high-tech industry and held roles across engineering and program management at Microsoft and Intel.

PUBLISHED WORK

AI power: Expanding data center capacity to meet growing demand,” McKinsey & Company, October 2024

The FinOps way: How to avoid the pitfalls to realizing cloud’s value,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023

Investing in the rising data center economy,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023

Cloud-migration opportunity: Business value grows, but missteps abound,” McKinsey & Company, October 2021

Transforming infrastructure operations for a hybrid-cloud world,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019

PAST EXPERIENCE

Intel
Program manager, technical lead

Microsoft
Software design engineer

EDUCATION

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MBA, strategy, finance, and international business

Texas A&M University
MS, computer science