Doug Haynes spent approximately 22 years with McKinsey & Company, working with many executive clients worldwide. After adopting the McKinsey culture, he was an active member of this intellectually fascinating society. The book is filled with anecdotes and is a historical glimpse into the thoughts and actions of one of the most fascinating, intelligent, intellectually diverse companies on the planet. This is an inside look at one of the greatest corporations in existence during a time when that was less known than it has become. Haynes, a McKinsey consultant himself throughout his career, provided insight into how McKinsey operates, what they think about, how they operate, and why they succeed.

As president of A Council and portfolio manager of Council Advisors, Doug Haynes advises public and private sector executives on achieving breakthrough performance. He has led strategic initiatives and organizational turnarounds for over 100 companies across industries. Haynes is a co-founder of McKinsey’s South Asia Practice.

Haynes graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in economics in 1978, followed by an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1980; he also attended the London School of Economics and received a Certificate in Management Studies from Oxford University.

The next six years were spent at Lehman Brothers, where he served as a vice president, managing director, and head of Lehman’s Midwest office in Chicago. Doug Haynes was an active member of the firm and was a member of the executive committee.

In 1990, Doug Haynes joined McKinsey & Company as a consultant, joining the New York office. Over his 22-year stint at McKinsey, he worked with over two dozen C-suite executives. Haynes served as McKinsey’s regional leader in South Asia from 2000 to 2003. Before he retired in 2010, Haynes was head of the firm’s United States operations and partner-in-charge for Northeastern United States. He has also served on the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and serves as a director for the Center for Risk Analysis at Harvard Medical School. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the IIT Research Institute at Chicago-Kent College of Law.