Andy West is global co-leader of McKinsey’s Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice, helping leaders and organizations accelerate sustainable and inclusive growth through strategy development, innovation, portfolio management, effective capital markets engagement and communications, IPOs, M&A, and divestitures. Andy works across sectors, including life sciences, healthcare, high tech, and industrials, partnering with companies to improve their performance. He focuses on helping organizations build capabilities, ensure effective CEO and CFO transitions, drive large-scale transformations, and deliver the full potential of all facets of M&A. Andy holds a BA in political science and economics from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.