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In addition, he is part of the senior leadership team of McKinsey鈥檚 Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice and McKinsey Transformation. His client work spans Auto, Machinery, PowerSports and Industrial Automation clients, amongst other sectors. He is also a leader of our work in advanced industries, including construction equipment, engines, automotive, rail, specialty wheeled vehicles, and industrial controls.</p> <p>Examples of Kevin鈥檚 client experience include helping a leading industrial-products company develop its global product strategy, supporting an advanced-industrial firm with the divestiture of a major business unit, working with another industrial company to identify value-creating platforms and M&A targets, and helping an industrial-components business drastically improve its performance through efforts including a major cost restructuring.</p> <p>In addition to his client service, Kevin has worked with civic and business leaders to support economic development and job creation in Chicago.</p> <p>Prior to joining McKinsey, Kevin worked for Ford Motor Company and Eaton.</p></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__area-a__YIGXu container-placeholder mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg"></div></div><div 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class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">RTS</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/capabilities/transformation/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">McKinsey Transformation</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-o-content-body Profile_mck-c-profile__content-body__r8B5S Profile_mck-c-profile__additional-body__hv_Ft"><h3>Videos</h3> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/this-way-out-how-leading-companies-chart-a-full-potential-covid-exit">This way out: How leading companies chart a full-potential COVID-Exit</a>,” McKinsey & Company, December 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/key-success-factors-in-a-strategic-transformation-a-conversation-with-kevin-laczkowski">Key success factors in a strategic transformation: A conversation with Kevin Laczkowski</a>,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/the-role-of-strategy-in-a-transformation-a-conversation-with-kevin-laczkowski">The role of strategy in a transformation: A conversation with Kevin Laczkowski</a>,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/transformation/how-we-help-clients/changing-trajectories/bringing-the-best-of-mckinsey">Bringing the best of McKinsey</a>,” McKinsey & Company, August 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/transformation/how-we-help-clients/changing-trajectories/sharing-a-client-success-story">Sharing a client success story</a>,” McKinsey & Company, August 2019</p> <h3>Published Work</h3> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/full-speed-ahead-the-automotive-sectors-resilience-imperative">Full speed ahead: The automotive sector’s resilience imperative</a>,” McKinsey & Company, May 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/can-the-automotive-industry-scale-fast-enough">Can the automotive industry scale fast enough?</a>,” McKinsey & Company, May 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/why-your-covid-19-exit-needs-strategy-inserts">Why your COVID-19 exit needs ‘strategy inserts,’</a>” McKinsey & Company, June 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-cfos-role-in-helping-companies-navigate-the-coronavirus-crisis">The CFO’s role in helping companies navigate the coronavirus crisis</a>,” McKinsey & Company, March 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/the-numbers-behind-successful-transformations">The numbers behind successful transformations</a>,” McKinsey & Company, October 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/bubbles-pop-downturns-stop">Bubbles pop, downturns stop</a>,” <em>McKinsey Quarterly</em>, May 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/for-oems-in-the-united-states-the-aftermarket-is-fertile-ground">For OEMs in the United States, the aftermarket is fertile ground</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2019</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/seeing-your-way-to-better-strategy">Seeing your way to better strategy</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2018</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/how-industrial-companies-can-respond-to-disruptive-forces">How industrial companies can respond to disruptive forces</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2018</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/how-oems-can-seize-the-high-tech-future-in-agriculture-and-construction">How OEMs can seize the high-tech future in agriculture and construction</a>,” McKinsey & Company, March 2018</p> <h3>Education</h3> <p><strong>Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management</strong><br /> MBA</p> <p><strong>Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering</strong><br /> MEM</p> <p><strong>University of Michigan</strong><br /> MSc, mechanical engineering</p> <p><strong>Western Michigan University</strong><br /> BSc, mechanical engineering</p></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xl mdc-u-mt-5"></div></div></div></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"locale":"en","dictionary":{},"sitecoreContext":{"route":{"name":"Kevin Laczkowski","displayName":"Kevin 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leading companies chart a full-potential COVID-Exit\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, December 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/key-success-factors-in-a-strategic-transformation-a-conversation-with-kevin-laczkowski\"\u003eKey success factors in a strategic transformation: A conversation with Kevin Laczkowski\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, October 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/the-role-of-strategy-in-a-transformation-a-conversation-with-kevin-laczkowski\"\u003eThe role of strategy in a transformation: A conversation with Kevin Laczkowski\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, October 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/transformation/how-we-help-clients/changing-trajectories/bringing-the-best-of-mckinsey\"\u003eBringing the best of McKinsey\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, August 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/transformation/how-we-help-clients/changing-trajectories/sharing-a-client-success-story\"\u003eSharing a client success story\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, August 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePublished Work\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/full-speed-ahead-the-automotive-sectors-resilience-imperative\"\u003eFull speed ahead: The automotive sector\u0026rsquo;s resilience imperative\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, May 2023\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/can-the-automotive-industry-scale-fast-enough\"\u003eCan the automotive industry scale fast enough?\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, May 2022\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/why-your-covid-19-exit-needs-strategy-inserts\"\u003eWhy your COVID-19 exit needs \u0026lsquo;strategy inserts,\u0026rsquo;\u003c/a\u003e\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, June 2021\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-cfos-role-in-helping-companies-navigate-the-coronavirus-crisis\"\u003eThe CFO\u0026rsquo;s role in helping companies navigate the coronavirus crisis\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, March 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/transformation/our-insights/the-numbers-behind-successful-transformations\"\u003eThe numbers behind successful transformations\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, October 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/bubbles-pop-downturns-stop\"\u003eBubbles pop, downturns stop\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; \u003cem\u003eMcKinsey Quarterly\u003c/em\u003e, May 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/for-oems-in-the-united-states-the-aftermarket-is-fertile-ground\"\u003eFor OEMs in the United States, the aftermarket is fertile ground\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/seeing-your-way-to-better-strategy\"\u003eSeeing your way to better strategy\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, November 2018\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/how-industrial-companies-can-respond-to-disruptive-forces\"\u003eHow industrial companies can respond to disruptive forces\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2018\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/how-oems-can-seize-the-high-tech-future-in-agriculture-and-construction\"\u003eHow OEMs can seize the high-tech future in agriculture and construction\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, March 2018\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEducation\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorthwestern University, Kellogg School of Management\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nMBA\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorthwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nMEM\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUniversity of Michigan\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nMSc, mechanical engineering\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWestern Michigan University\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nBSc, mechanical 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