Dana is a senior partner, a director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), and a leader in McKinsey’s People & Organizational Performance Practice, which she previously served as global co-head and European leader.
In more than 25 years at McKinsey, Dana has worked with clients across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. She began her McKinsey career in New York, served as managing partner of McKinsey’s Israel office for a decade, and led the firm’s work on transformational change and global efforts on talent.
Dana brings insights from a wide repertoire of industries, including aerospace, consumer, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. In her work with clients, Dana helps organizations translate strategy into results and pursue large-scale operational and organizational transformations as well as M&A integrations. She guides senior executives in defining a clear purpose and designing fast, flexible operating models; helps organizations embed AI in ways that advance strategy while keeping leadership and talent management human-centric; and supports efforts to build the skills and cultures organizations need now and in the future.
Dana played a major role in the research behind Talent Wins, the 2018 McKinsey book on effective talent management, and is a coauthor of the bestselling book The Journey of Leadership. Her recent work includes The State of Organizations 2026, research on the agentic organization, and MGI research on the future of work and human capital. She holds a BS in computer science from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
