Photograph: APSecrecy surrounds much of the work of McKinsey, seen by many as the gold standard in management consulting. But for his critics, the details of Buttigieg’s McKinsey work that have been released – including that he studied grocery pricing, and that he traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq as part of his McKinsey work – invite questions. Buttigieg cannot disclose what projects he worked on while at McKinsey from June 2007 to March 2010 because of confidentiality agreements. Asked recently about his time at McKinsey, Buttigieg responded similarly. “Working at McKinsey would be fine if he was now challenging corporate interests like big tech and big insurance companies.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2019 07:52 UTC