Shelley Stewart III

SENIOR PARTNER, MCKINSEY & COMPANY

Shelley is a leader in McKinsey & Company’s global Marketing and Sales and Private Equity practices. He has led growth focused transformations with numerous privately held and publicly traded companies.

Additionally, Shelley leads the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility, a thinkand-dotank focused on catalyzing solutions to improving economic outcomes for Black individuals and families. He has published numerous articles, the media widely covers his work, and he is a noted speaker on the topic.

Shelley is on the Board of Directors of the National Black MBA Association, a non-profit supporting 15k+ members with career placement and professional development. Shelley is also on the Board of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, the first and only public foundation solely dedicated to Brooklyn’s charitable community. Shelley was recognized by Crain’s New York as a top Black leader in New York City and by Savoy Magazine as one of the top 300 most influential executives in Corporate America.

Before joining McKinsey, Shelley worked in the financial-services industry.

Shelley has a BA in Economics from Boston College, an MBA from Columbia University, an MPA from Harvard University, and an Honorary Doctorate of Business from the University of New Haven.