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Harry Bowcott

Senior PartnerLondon

Directs our data and analytics work for the Travel, Transport & Logistics practice on a global basis, enhancing our ability to deploy sophisticated analytics in support of cost optimization and growth

Harry is the leader of McKinsey Sustainability in the UK and Ireland. Harry also co-leads McKinsey Sustainability’s work in hyper-scaling green businesses, including working with investors, start-ups and incumbents across industries. Harry also leads McKinsey’s relationship with the UN High Level Climate Champions and was responsible for our support to, and presence at, COP26. Harry is a frequent speaker and writer on the journey to net-zero. From 2017-2022, Harry was the People Leader for McKinsey in the UK and Ireland, responsible for ED&I, learning and evaluation.

Examples of his work:

  • leading McKinsey’s relationship with a military client to work with equipment support and frontline command, improving output at substantially reduced cost by optimizing supply-chain design, inventory, and efficiency
  • working with a government client to reduce multibillion-dollar procurement spending on common goods and services by identifying and prioritizing savings opportunities
  • helping a major airline define its required level of growth capacity during the next 5 years through the use of network analytics and growth scenarios
  • leading analysis of data from two major cargo airlines to assess joint-venture potential across their current networks

Harry serves on the board of Navimeter, a data-analysis software tool that uses global vessel tracking to predict more accurate port-time arrivals and to improve asset utilization. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of advanced analytics in transportation and logistics.

Videos

The clairvoyant airline,” YouTube, International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger Symposium, October 2015

Published work

A radical approach to cost reduction at climate tech companies,” McKinsey & Company, June 2024

How biotech and collaboration can enable sustainable animal production,” McKinsey & Company, May 2023

The net-zero transition in the wake of the war in Ukraine: A detour, a derailment, or a different path?,” McKinsey Quarterly, May 2022

Building a green business: Lessons from sustainability start-ups,” McKinsey & Company, April 2022

COP26 made net zero a core principle for business. Here’s how leaders can act,” McKinsey & Company, November 2021

Protecting people from a changing climate: The case for resilience,” McKinsey & Company, November 2021

Decarbonizing defense: Imperative and opportunity,” McKinsey & Company, July 2021

Modernizing military acquisition and sustainment for the 21st century,” McKinsey & Company, September 2020

Fission accomplished: Getting nuclear power on grid faster and cheaper,” McKinsey & Company, December 2017

The clairvoyant airline,” McKinsey & Company, October 2014

Past experience

Procter & Gamble
Portfolio manager

Education

Cambridge University
MPhil, modern history

Oxford University
MA, modern history