When McKinsey Comes to Town
When McKinsey Comes to Town is an explosive exposé that amounts to a devastating portrait of a firm whose work has often made the world more unequal, more corrupt, and more dangerous. In this book, two prizewinning investigative journalists highlight the often drastic impact of McKinsey's work on employees and citizens around the world. By gathering tens of thousands of documents and conducting hundreds of interviews, Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe outline how McKinsey’s public image as a prestigious company sits in stark contrast to the work it does behind closed doors. It paints a picture of a secretive firm that pursues profit at all costs, wins contracts by influencing individuals in key institutional positions and recommends actions that are detrimental to the larger society.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
New York Times Bestseller
One ofThe Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction
Investigative Reporters & Editors 2022 award winner for Best Investigative Book
“Deeply reported…a clear and devastating picture of the management philosophy that helped drive the decline of a stable American middle class over the last 50 years.”
—The New York Times Book Review
”In a masterful work of investigative journalism building on their reporting for the New York Times, Bogdanich and Forsythe pierce through McKinsey’s “culture of secrecy...Superb.”
—The Washington Post
“A harrowing account of decades of dishonourable exploits at McKinsey.”
“The authors find McKinsey's fingerprints on most every major corporate scandal of recent generations...This makes the reporting that went into "When McKinsey Comes to Town" all the more remarkable.”
—Business Insider
“When McKinsey Comes to Town is highly informed, a fascinating read...Forget secret cabals, ‘illuminati, lizard people, or globalists’ he said. Instead, ‘there is…McKinsey.’”
—The Guardian
”Scrupulously documented and fluidly written, this is a jaw-dropping feat of investigative journalism.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Two award-winning New York Times investigative reporters take down the world’s leading consulting firm, counsel mega-corporations, dictators, and union-busters everywhere….. A startling case study of how unchecked corporate power affects world affairs—and all of us.”
—Kirkus Reviews