Ankur Kumar

Ankur Kumar is an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company and a leader of McKinsey's Connected Leaders Academy (CLA).12 He specializes in executive leadership training and has been instrumental in launching and developing the CLA program.2

Professional Background

Ankur joined McKinsey in 2014 and has been with the company for about 10 years.4 He is based in New York, NY.5 Before joining McKinsey, Ankur served as the director of MBA admissions at The Wharton School, where he helped achieve and sustain over 40% representation of women in the MBA program.1

Role at McKinsey

In his current role, Ankur:

• Helps lead McKinsey's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work1
• Supports organizations across sectors in addressing DEI as a business imperative1
• Collaborates with global executives on DEI, talent, and HR priorities1
• Works on reshaping talent pipelines to be more equitable and diverse1

Connected Leaders Academy

Ankur played a key role in launching and continues to lead the Connected Leaders Academy, which is one of McKinsey's commitments to achieving greater racial equity and access.1 The CLA provides distinctive leadership programs for Black, Hispanic and Latino, and Asian leaders.1 Since its launch in fall 2020, CLA has engaged over 67,000 leaders from more than 1,000 cross-sector organizations.1

Other Contributions

• Frequent speaker on DEI topics1
• Shares insights from McKinsey's annual Women in the Workplace study1
• Co-author of the 2020 Women in the Workplace report1
• Involved in McKinsey's efforts to advance racial equity in business leadership3

Ankur's work at McKinsey demonstrates a strong commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the business world, with a focus on developing leadership capabilities among underrepresented groups.