Varun leads our global Advanced Industries practice. This includes the automotive, industrials, semiconductor, and aerospace and defense sectors.
Varun previously led our Aerospace & Defense practice, focusing on large-scale performance transformations, end-to-end digitization, and the development of new business models. A strong advocate for tech-enablement, Varun also previously led our Americas manufacturing work, where he focused on the shift from regular to digital manufacturing. He co-led the creation of our Digital Capabilities Center in Chicago.
Since joining McKinsey in 1998, Varun has used his organizational, commercial, operational, manufacturing, and supply-chain expertise to help industrial companies thrive, particularly in the aerospace, private-equity, and high-tech sectors. Varun has led corporate-wide transformations for a range of advanced industries and private-equity portfolio businesses, often helping to accelerate comprehensive turnaround efforts.
Varun began his McKinsey career in our Johannesburg office and transferred to the San Francisco office in 2001. Varun serves on the advisory board of the Center for a New American Security, an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national-security and defense policies.