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Kweilin Ellingrud is McKinsey's Chief Diversity Officer and a director of the McKinsey Global Institute, based in Minneapolis. As a senior partner at McKinsey, she has led research on the topics of gender equality, racial equity, generative AI, the future of work, and global competitiveness. She also helps financial services organizations transform.

Lareina Yee is the chair of the McKinsey Technology Council and cohead of McKinsey's Ecosystems and Alliances. Based in San Francisco, she is a senior partner leading the firm's work in technology and AI. She served as McKinsey's first Chief Diversity Officer and, in 2015, cofounded Women in the Workplace, an annual research study that has worked with more than 1,000 companies in understanding the barriers to women's advancement in corporate America.

María del Mar Martínez chairs the committee that elects McKinsey's senior partners globally. Based in Madrid, she has led McKinsey's Risk & Resilience Practice, served as McKinsey’s Chief Diversity Officer, and actively researched global diversity topics. She was the first female partner elected in Iberia. As a senior partner, she advises financial institutions and boards on growth, transformation, risk management, and resilience.