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Mr Mark

Mark Patel

Senior Partner McKinsey & Company

Mark leads McKinsey’s Internet of Things service line globally and leads our digital business building service line, Leap by McKinsey, across industrial clients and is responsible for partnering with clients to ideate, create, and grow new businesses.

Mark’s experience in building new businesses comes from two significant early-stage leadership experiences. He has built companies in both the software and renewables space, from venture funding through IPO, and has experienced firsthand what it takes to build a team, deliver product-market fit and execute to an accelerated timeline. He is now passionate about applying this experience to partner with clients to build and scale their new businesses.

Mark is a believer in the impact that digital, the IoT, analytics and AI will have in improving our climate, society, and our health. He is also the firm’s Global MPCT Leader (McKinsey Platform for Climate Technology), helping to identify, develop, and apply solutions for sustainable climate change through innovative technology.

Mark started his professional career as an automotive engineer with Ford in the UK, with stints in both manufacturing and vehicle engineering.

Mark holds an MBA from Stanford University and both Masters and Bachelors degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK.