Lucy Pérez

Lucy Pérez is a Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Boston office, Global Leader of the McKinsey Health Institute, and Global Leader of McKinsey’s All-in Diversity and Inclusion. She advises global CEOs on growth, innovation, sustainability, and transformation, leveraging her background as a cancer researcher to improve patient care and health outcomes. Lucy also co-leads McKinsey’s Hispanic and Latino Network and sponsors research on Latino economic mobility. At the McKinsey Health Institute, she leads efforts to advance health equity, notably collaborating with the World Economic Forum on pioneering research addressing the $1 trillion opportunity from closing the women’s health gap. This work received a Presidential Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. Extending her impact, Lucy serves on the boards of MassBio, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and advisory boards for the Aspen Institute’s Conexion and the MIT HEALS initiative. Recognized as one of ALPFA’s 50 Most Powerful Latinas (2023) and a Boston Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award recipient (2024), Lucy holds a PhD in Chemistry from Harvard University and is a co-inventor on multiple patents.