Martin Elling

Martin advises the leadership of pharmaceutical and medical products companies across five continents, with a particular focus on North America and Asia. As part of this advisory support, he works to rethink and transform the systems of some of the largest global companies, accelerating both effectiveness and growth. His work currently focuses on overall strategy, growth acceleration, and top team performance. As an executive committee member of McKinsey Analytics, he guides pioneering efforts to help companies across the healthcare ecosystem capture the full potential of analytic insights and the digital revolution. As the former leader of our Consumer & Shopper Insights Practice in the Americas, he enhanced our capabilities for working with data to better understand customer segments and behavior. He brings this expertise to his current work, often delivering insights into consumer dynamics within the pharmaceuticals and medical products sectors. Martin oversees the consultant learning and leadership development program for our consulting staff worldwide. He joined McKinsey in 1993 with a background in law and international relations and serves on the boards of the Nature Conservancy and the Brooklyn Laboratory Charter High School. Harvard Law School J.D. Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich Fulbright Scholar Yale University M.A., international relations University of Vienna Diploma in international law and international relations University of Chicago B.A., political science