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Our interactive map explores this variation across all US counties.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/mhi/our-insights/the-business-of-healthcare-im-always-optimistic-about-whats-possible" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt=" Portrait of Cheryl Pegus with a welcoming smile and seated in a office chair and her head resting on her chin." src="/~/media/mckinsey/mckinsey%20health%20institute/our%20insights/the%20business%20of%20healthcare%20im%20always%20optimistic%20about%20whats%20possible/cheryl-pegus-3-50-50.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_2734c4f mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div class="mck-c-eyebrow mdc-u-ts-10"><span>Interview</span><span> - <!-- -->McKinsey Health Institute</span></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_2734c4f"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_2734c4f"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/mhi/our-insights/the-business-of-healthcare-im-always-optimistic-about-whats-possible" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_2734c4f mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_2734c4f mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span>The business of healthcare: ‘I’m always optimistic about what’s possible’</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_2734c4f"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_2734c4f mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2024-03-01T12:00:00Z">March 1, 2024</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">Clinician and business executive Cheryl Pegus shares her bold vision for healthcare and the role businesses can play in ensuring everyone has access to high-quality healthcare.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/bem/our-insights/the-impact-of-generative-ai-on-black-communities" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="Woman using a smartphone against a vibrant blue sky backdrop, surrounded by vivid streaks of colorful light." src="/~/media/mckinsey/business%20functions/mckinsey%20digital/our%20insights/the%20impact%20of%20generative%20ai%20on%20black%20communities/the%20impact%20of%20generative%20ai%20on%20black%20communities-thumb-1536x15361320277911.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_2734c4f mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div class="mck-c-eyebrow mdc-u-ts-10"><span>Article</span></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_2734c4f"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_2734c4f"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/bem/our-insights/the-impact-of-generative-ai-on-black-communities" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_2734c4f mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_2734c4f mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span>The impact of generative AI on Black communities</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_2734c4f"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_2734c4f mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2023-12-19T12:00:00Z">December 19, 2023</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">Generative AI has the potential to widen the racial economic gap in the United States by $43 billion each year. But deployed thoughtfully, it could actually remove barriers to Black economic mobility.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg mdc-u-grid-col-sm-1 mdc-u-grid--align-start GeneralUp_mck-c-general-up__generic-item___T5Id GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__sGwKL GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item--with-hover-effect__hmVy2"><div class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__image__F_tIc"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/social-sector/our-insights/examining-philanthropic-funding-for-racial-equity-across-the-united-states" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><picture data-component="mdc-c-picture"><img alt="A signpost with arrow shaped signs of different colors pointing in different directions." src="/~/media/mckinsey/industries/public%20and%20social%20sector/our%20insights/examining%20philanthropic%20funding%20for%20racial%20equity%20across%20the%20united%20states/examining-philanthropic-funding-for-racial-equity-113740629-thumb-1536x1536.jpg?cq=50&mw=767&car=16:9&cpy=Center" loading="lazy"/></picture></a></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_2734c4f mdc-u-grid-gutter-xs GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__content__gq1m0"><div class="mck-c-eyebrow mdc-u-ts-10"><span>Article</span></div><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_2734c4f"><h5 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_2734c4f"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/social-sector/our-insights/examining-philanthropic-funding-for-racial-equity-across-the-united-states" class="mdc-c-link-heading___Zggl8_2734c4f mdc-c-link-heading--with-icon___ssPll_2734c4f mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span>Examining philanthropic funding for racial equity across the United States</span></a><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-fat-icon mdc-u-ts-9 mdc-c-heading__icon___TbFKK_2734c4f"></span></h5><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_2734c4f mdc-u-ts-7"><span class="GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__display-date__6Py5E"><time dateTime="2023-12-12T12:00:00Z">December 12, 2023</time> - </span><div class="mck-u-links-inline mck-c-generic-item__description GenericItem_mck-c-generic-item__description--with-date__KRltZ">Philanthropic capital can help communities achieve more racially equitable outcomes. 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mck-c-generic-item__description"><p>Aspen Financial Security Program, Aspen Institute. The Future of Building Wealth: Brief Essays on the Best Ideas to Build Wealth - For everyone. Brenden McKinney, Nick Noel, Duwain Pinder and Shelley Stewart</p> <p>The essay is in Section VIII</p></div></div><div data-component="mdc-c-link-container" class="mdc-c-link-container___xefGu_2734c4f mdc-c-link-container--align-left"><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="https://futureofwealth.org/the-book/" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f" aria-label="Link to external web site"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mck-external-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Read more</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div data-component="mdc-c-module-wrapper" data-module-theme="light" data-module-background="white" data-module-category="StandalonePromo" data-module-gradient-position="top-right" class="mck-c-three-up-circle mck-c-module-wrapper"><div class="mck-o-container"><div class="UpModule_mck-c-up__irSw8"><div class="UpModule_mck-c-up__header__OR_Vx"><h2 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_2734c4f mdc-c-heading--title___5qyOB_2734c4f mdc-c-heading--border___K8dj3_2734c4f UpModule_mdc-c-heading--title__4XbMT"><div>Our people</div></h2><div data-component="mdc-c-content-block" class="mdc-c-content-block___7p6Lu_2734c4f UpModule_mck-c-up__header-dek-container__2p51y"><div data-component="mdc-c-description" class="mdc-c-description___SrnQP_2734c4f mdc-u-ts-7 mck-u-links-inline mdc-u-align-left mck-c-up__dek"><div class="mdc-o-content-body">The Institute is led by a group of McKinsey colleagues and is governed by internal and external advisers. Our internal advisers comprise global leaders from McKinsey who represent a diverse range of geographies and practices. 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