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Krish Krishnakanthan

Senior Partner, Connecticut – Darien

Leads CIO advisory for financial services, counseling C-suite leaders on using technology, data, and AI to drive value. Guides strategy, investment priorities, impact, and execution to scale outcomes.

About Krish

Krish is a senior partner based in McKinsey's Connecticut office. As a core leader in the Tech & AI practice, Krish spearheads the firm’s global CIO Excellence group. He previously co-led all Digital & Analytics work in Advanced Industries globally, and, prior to that, led its global Insurance Technology practice. He is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inspiring environment for our people, both in his role on the firm’s Partner Development and Review Committee and beyond.

With more than 25 years of experience, Krish advises CIOs and C-suite executives on translating technology, data, and AI investments into measurable business value—from early-stage pilots to enterprise-wide scale. His work spans CIO transitions, technology and AI strategy, cost transformation, innovation, ecosystem partnerships, and organizational and governance design.

Krish holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and serves on the advisory board of NYU Stern’s Andre Koo Tech MBA program.

Published work

“Can agentic AI (finally) modernize core technologies in insurance?,” McKinsey & Company, April 2026

“Unlocking cloud value: Achieving operational excellence through SRE,” McKinsey & Company, June 2025

“How P&C insurers can successfully modernize core systems,” McKinsey & Company, May 2025

“How top tech trends will transform insurance,” McKinsey & Company, September 2021

“In conversation: The CEO’s new technology agenda,” McKinsey & Company, May 2021

“Building a cloud-ready operating model for agility and resiliency,” McKinsey & Company, March 2021

“Tech debt: Reclaiming tech equity,” McKinsey & Company, October 2020

“How US insurers can build a winning digital workforce for the future,” McKinsey & Company, September 2020

“Reaching the next normal of insurance core technology,” McKinsey & Company, July 2020

“Top ten myths of technology modernization in insurance,” McKinsey & Company, June 2020

“Restore and reimagine: Digital and analytics imperatives for insurers,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020

“The insurance switch: Technology will reshape operations,” McKinsey & Company, December 2019

“The CEO’s new technology agenda,” McKinsey & Company, November 2019

“IT modernization in insurance: Three paths to transformation,” McKinsey & Company, November 2019

“The progressive cloud: A new approach to migration,” McKinsey & Company, August 2018

“Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of application development,” McKinsey & Company, August 2013

“Getting into your customers’ heads: An interview with the COO of Electronic Arts Labels,” McKinsey & Company, January 2013

Education

Carnegie Mellon University
MBA

Anna University
BEng in electrical engineering