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How McKinsey Became a Villain

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Daily News

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Public sector consulting is under a new kind of scrutiny. Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign has thrust his former employer, McKinsey, into the spotlight. What’s been brought to the surface has challenged their stated values of “doing the most good”.  Guest: Ian McDougall, Reporter for ProPublica Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ah, the sound of spring cleaning.

0:03.6

Steam clean your way to brighter bathrooms

0:06.6

and sparkling kitchens with the carcass deen cleaner.

0:09.6

You'll be done before you know it,

0:11.6

with more time to pitch your feet up.

0:14.6

Find your carcass deen cleaner at carcature.co.uk

0:18.4

or a carcass retailer.

0:25.4

How many McKinsey employees or former employees have you spoken with?

0:29.0

I haven't counted.

0:31.0

Yeah, I mean dozens. I don't, I mean a lot.

0:34.0

Ian McDougall reports for ProPublica.

0:36.6

Is there a type?

0:37.6

I don't think so necessarily.

0:39.8

There is a type of I think true believer there.

0:43.6

He spent the last year or so examining the inner workings of this one

0:47.8

very prominent consulting firm,

0:50.0

which has found itself suddenly thrust into the middle of the presidential race.

0:54.4

The true believer type is actually quite a bit,

0:57.8

like I think there is the stereotypes of Pete Buttigieg's.

1:05.0

Pete Buttigieg is one of McKinsey's most prominent alums.

1:09.4

You know, it has a fairly technical attitude,

1:11.2

believes that problems are fixable

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