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Creating jobs and economic mobility | Training and educating people | Accelerating racial equity
Creating jobs and economic mobility
We help our clients create more than 1 million net new jobs each year.
Creating jobs and economic mobility
And we partner with organizations dedicated to increasing economic mobility and access to jobs.
Training and educating people
We have helped reskill or upskill more than
1.25 million people.
Training and educating people
And we make training and education accessible to millions more through initiatives we founded
and support.
Advancing Racial Equity
We’re working toward racial equity, starting with a $200M pro bono commitment.
Accelerating racial equity
Creating $20B of wealth for working families
We’re a founding member of this not-for-profit that implements broad-based employee ownership programs, positioning companies to share wealth with lower-income and diverse employees, and helping drive equitable wealth creation.
Ownership Works
And we’re helping to grow diverse leaders, investing in research to inform concrete solutions, and taking action in local communities.
OWNERSHIP WORKS
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Moving at the speed
of business to help companies and Ohioans prosper
JobsOhio
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JobsOhio
Driving economic growth for underserved communities
Economic Opportunity Coalition
We believe the world needs sustainable and inclusive growth, and that underserved communities cannot be left behind. We’re proud to be among the founder members of this coalition with the potential to make a dent in economic disparities – and the opportunity to create an economy that works for everyone.
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Economic
Opportunity Coalition
Moving from degree requirements to skills-based hiring
Paper Ceiling
We’re part of a collaboration to champion more inclusive, skills-based hiring practices to help overcome barriers to economic mobility by removing the “paper ceiling” – the invisible barrier that workers without a degree face.
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Paper Ceiling
Bridging the education-to-employment gap
Generation
We founded this independent not-for-profit organization to transform people’s lives and communities through the power of stable, meaningful work. Generation has trained and placed more than 67,000 people who face systemic barriers to employment into jobs across 40 professions in 16 countries since its launch, with an average 3-4x wage increase.
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Generation
Helping millions of Americans without college degrees move into better jobs
Rework America Alliance
We’re helping to build and deploy tools to create scale and coordination across the US reskilling ecosystem, helping millions of Americans in low-income roles move into more resilient, higher-paying jobs, regardless of their educational background.
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Rework America Alliance
Creating opportunities for formerly gang-involved and incarcerated people
Homeboy Industries
We're helping the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world scale its innovative model of therapeutic wraparound services, job training and social enterprises to make a positive impact on even more communities and individuals.
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Homeboy Industries
Preparing students
to succeed in the
post-pandemic economy
Taskforce on Higher Education & Opportunity
We are a founding member and pro-bono supporter of the Taskforce, providing the analytical foundation and facilitation to nearly 40 public, private, two-year, four-year, community colleges, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities to launch initiatives to ensure student success in the post-pandemic economy, and reimagine how higher education is delivered.
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Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity
Accelerating the next generation of billion-dollar Black-owned brands
Next 1b
We’re bringing together McKinsey professional development and industry expertise—along with an unrivaled network of successful Black founders, major retailers, and investors—to help Black-owned brands unlock the next phase of growthsupporting companies on the path to “unicorn” status of a $1 billion valuation.
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Next 1B
Our 10 Actions toward racial equity
10 Actions
In 2020, we committed to ten actions to accelerate change within our firm and combat racism across the world. We’ve focused on building Black leadership within our organization and beyond, identifying solutions for racial equity through data-based research, and investing in social change within our wider community.
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10 Actions
Providing insights and action for the economic development of Black communities
Institute for Black Economic Mobility
A McKinsey think-and-do tank dedicated to advancing racial equity and inclusive growth globally. Our mission is to help private, public, and social-sector leaders take coordinated action to accelerate economic opportunity for Black individuals and communities.
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Institute for Black Economic Mobility
Supporting Black, Hispanic, Latino, and Asian professionals advance their careers
Connected Leaders Academy
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More than 34,000 mid-tenure and senior leaders at more than 800 organizations across industries have enrolled in our Connected Leaders Academy. They are developing new capabilities, mindsets, and behaviors while building peer networks and receiving the sponsorship they need to achieve their career ambitions.
Connected Leaders Academy
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Job creation statistic is based on an initial analysis of filings by many thousands of public companies. It does not include privately-held companies, government entities, or non-profits because the data is not available consistently. Data covers the five years to 2019.
Upskilling and reskilling statistic includes individuals who have taken a McKinsey Academy or Generation program since 2015.
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And we partner with organizations dedicated to increasing economic mobility and access to jobs.
Driving economic growth for underserved communities
Economic Opportunity Coalition
We believe the world needs sustainable and inclusive growth, and that no community should be left behind. We’re proud to be among the founder members of this coalition with the potential to make a dent in economic disparities—and the opportunity to create an economy that works for everyone.
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Economic
Opportunity Coalition
Moving at the speed
of business to help companies and Ohioans prosper
JobsOhio
Over the last 11 years, JobsOhio has created and retained nearly 1 million jobs through a first-of-its-kind private economic development model. In 2019 JobsOhio expanded its scope to add an inclusive economic development strategy to improve the quality of life for all Ohioans. McKinsey is proud to work with organizations like JobsOhio to enhance the lives and livelihoods of those in our communities.
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JobsOhio
Moving from degree requirements to skills-based hiring
Paper Ceiling
We’re part of a collaboration to champion more inclusive, skills-based hiring practices to help overcome barriers to economic mobility by removing the “paper ceiling” – the invisible barrier that workers without a degree face.
Learn more
Paper Ceiling
Creating $20B of wealth for working families
OWNERSHIP WORKS
We’re a founding member of this not-for-profit that implements broad-based employee ownership programs, positioning companies to share wealth with low-and-moderate income households and people of color, and helping drive equitable wealth creation.
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Ownership Works