Bob Sternfels Explained
Robert Sternfels is an American businessman who is the global managing partner of McKinsey & Company since July 2021.[1] [2]
Early life and education
After growing up in Lodi, California in San Joaquin County,[3] Sternfels studied history and economics at Stanford University, where he was a member of the NCAA Division I varsity water polo team.[4] [5] He went on to further study at Worcester College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. While originally intending to read international law, he ended up studying towards an undergraduate degree in philosophy, politics and economics.[6] [7]
Career
Sternfels joined McKinsey upon graduating from Oxford University in 1994. At the time of his election to managing partner in 2021, he led the firm's advanced analytics practice and was based in the firm's San Francisco office.[8] [9] He had previously led McKinsey's operations practice in the US and its private equity practice globally.[10]
He is a board member of QuestBridge, sits on the advisory board of USA Water Polo and is a trustee of the Rhodes Trust.[11] [12] [13] He has also served as the treasurer of The American Oxonian.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Bob Sternfels Elected Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company . McKinsey & Company. 2021-03-10 . en.
- Web site: 2021-06-30. Four McKinsey & Company partners relocate to Paris office. 2021-06-30. www.consultancy.eu. en.
- News: Fuhrmans . Vanessa . 2021-03-10 . McKinsey Names Bob Sternfels as Firm’s New Global Managing Partner . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2023-12-15 . 0099-9660.
- Web site: Rhodes Scholars Include Rower, Dancer and Computer Wiz With AM-Rhodes List. 2021-03-13. AP NEWS.
- Web site: 1991-09-12. Three Stanford students named Rhodes scholars for 1992. 2021-03-13. news.stanford.edu.
- Web site: Rhodes Scholar Database - Rhodes Trust. 2021-03-10. Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships. en.
- News: Edgecliffe-Johnson. Andrew. McKinsey elects Bob Sternfels as next leader of crisis-hit partnership. 2021-03-10. Financial Times. 10 March 2021 .
- Web site: Bob Sternfels . McKinsey & Company. 2021-03-10 . en.
- Web site: 2021-03-10. Strategieberatung US-Amerikaner Bob Sternfels wird neuer Chef von McKinsey. Handelsblatt.
- News: Fuhrmans. Vanessa. 2021-03-10. McKinsey Names Bob Sternfels as Firm's New Global Managing Partner. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-03-10. 0099-9660.
- Web site: Our Board of Directors. 2021-03-11. QuestBridge.
- Web site: 2009-02-06. Ellen Estes Lee, Bob Sternfels to Join USA Water Polo Board of Directors. 2021-03-26. Swimming World News. en-US.
- Web site: Trustees, Governance & Financial Statements - Rhodes Trust. 2021-03-10. Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships. en.
- Fall 2012. Officers. The American Oxonian. XCIX. 4.