Jonathan WOETZEL

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.; Director, McKinsey Global Institute; Co-Chair, Urban China Initiative

Jonathan Woetzel is a Director of the McKinsey Global Institute [MGI] where he leads MGI research on productivity, urbanization, infrastructure, inequality and regional economies. Based in China since 1986.

As an expert on energy, sustainability, and economic master planning, Jonathan has advised national and local governments in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas on topics including improving the foreign investment environment, energy policy, and economic development. He has conducted more than 60 projects for local governments throughout China to support economic development and transformation.

Jonathan works in the private sector as well, serving clients most often on topics related to corporate strategy, operations, and organization. He has extensive experience in real estate, particularly affordable housing and commercial revitalization, and advised on energy investment strategies among other topics.

Jonathan actively participates in international forums including the World Economic Forum and the Joint US-China Coalition for Clean Energy, and also guest lectures at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Business and the China-Europe International Business School. He has written five books on China including Capitalist China: Strategies for a Revolutionized Economy; Operation China; 1 Hour China and No Ordinary Disruption.