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Ashwin Adarkar

Senior PartnerSul da Califórnia

Manages the Southern California office and advises financial institutions on driving transformational change through strategic innovation, step-change operational-performance improvement, and organizational agility

Ashwin is the managing partner of McKinsey’s Southern California office. His industry experience in financial services spans more than 30 years and he has served institutions across retail banking, commercial banking, asset and wealth management, consumer lending, and payments, as well as property, casualty, and life insurance. He has worked extensively on strategy, operations, and organizational topics. The focus of his recent work has been enterprise transformation, digital strategy and organization, and corporate governance.

Ashwin sits on the board of trustees of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the Southern California Leadership Council, the Huntington Library, and the Fletcher Jones Foundation.

Published Work

Rewriting the script: LA’s opportunity for inclusive economic growth,” McKinsey & Company, December 2023

Integrated channels: The next frontier beyond omnichannel distribution,” McKinsey & Company, May 2023

Homelessness in Los Angeles: A unique crisis demanding new solutions,” McKinsey & Company, March 2023

Reshaping retail banks: Enhancing banking for the next digital age,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022

Organizational efficiency and effectiveness: The winning bank’s secret weapons,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019

Rewriting the rules in retail banking,” McKinsey & Company, February 2019

Education

Stanford University
MBA
MS, industrial engineering
BA, economics