Four consultants ascend to senior partnership at McKinsey amid AI and gender shifts

In late June, four McKinsey & Co partners—Anna Mattsson, Holger Hürtgen, Alex Devereson and Maria Albonico—were announced as senior or distinguished partners, joining a select group of roughly 60 new senior partners this year. Their celebrations ranged from late-night calls to modest family outings, reflecting the personal nature of the achievement. Mattsson, a former Deloitte consultant, now leads the Swiss Strategy & Corporate Finance practice; Hürtgen, the firm’s first German data scientist, earned the distinguished partner title for deep AI expertise; Devereson focuses on pharma, vaccines and biotech; Albonico heads financial services work in London.

All noted that reaching this tier required proving the job’s demands rather than following a calculated plan. Their promotions occur as McKinsey adapts to AI’s impact on consulting work and confronts a gender disparity that widens at the senior-partner level.