Julia Sperling-Magro

Dr. Julia Sperling-Magro is a renowned Medical Doctor, Neuroscientist, and tenured Partner at McKinsey & Company, located in Europe. With a strong passion for trailblazing and creating impactful ventures, she has led numerous transformative initiatives across Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa over the past two decades, with a primary focus on large-scale behavioral change.

In her role at McKinsey, Dr. Sperling-Magro serves as the co-leader of the German People & Organizational Performance practice. She has played a pivotal global role in driving diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the firm and spearheading the 'the science of change' initiatives worldwide. Furthermore, she has held the position of global People & Learning leader, aiding clients in initiating transformational change by empowering top teams and guiding strategic decision-making.

During her extensive experience living and working in the Middle East for 11 years, Dr. Sperling-Magro co-founded and led McKinsey's Middle East Healthcare Practice. She also established senior leadership programs in Saudi Arabia and the GCC, demonstrating her commitment to fostering talent and driving positive change in the region.

Upon returning to Europe, she assumed the role of the McKinsey-Partner leading the Initiative Chefsache, a platform dedicated to promoting diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environments among German organizations. Dr. Sperling-Magro is a polyglot, proficient in German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish, with a basic understanding of modern Arabic.

Dr. Julia Sperling-Magro's academic background is equally impressive, having pursued studies in Cognitive Neurosciences achieving Summa cum laude at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research. She also holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main and has completed research fellowships and electives at prestigious institutions like Harvard Medical School, Max-Planck Institute for Brain Research, Queen Square in London, and the World Health Organization.