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Adapting to AI & Geopolitical Disruption with Global Head of McKinsey Bob Sternfels

January 30, 2025·51 min·4 clips

McKinsey's Bob explains why they're moving from advisor to partner to change venture investment odds.

Michael Marks interviews Bob, a global managing partner at McKinsey, exploring how McKinsey is evolving its partnership model with venture capital to drive disruption. They delve into AI adoption challenges in enterprises, geopolitical risks in supply chains, India's economic potential, housing's societal impact, and modern leadership traits like humor and resilience.

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Geopolitics meets supply chains, with the cost of decoupling made concrete.

This episode treats global cooperation as a practical test, not a slogan, and stays grounded in trade flows, U.S.-China decoupling, supply chain resilience, semiconductors, and the jobs tied to exports.

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You want a sober take on deep tech, China risk, and resilience.

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