Is McKinsey and Company a Threat to Democracy? Michael Forsythe Shares His Reporting

It's too simplistic to call it an evil company. There are certainly a lot of very good people that work there. It's just the system itself and the corporation itself and the system that it's embedded in is what causes the problems.

Michael Forsythe

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Michael Forsythe is a reporter on the investigations team at The New York Times. Until February 2017 he was a correspondent in the Hong Kong office, focusing on the intersection of money and politics in China. He is the author (along with Walt Bogdanich) of When McKinsey Comes to Town: the Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm.

Key Highlights

• Introduction - 0:35 • Who is McKinsey & Company? - 3:14 • Is it Anti-Democratic? - 17:55 • Working with Autocrats - 34:17 • Can it Change? - 44:33

Key Links

When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe

"How McKinsey Lost Its Way in South Africa" in The New York Times by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe

Follow Michael Forsythe on Twitter @PekingMike

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