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Ed Woodcock discusses his extensive experience at McKinsey & Company and insights into consulting careers.

A conversation with Ed Woodcock, a senior expert at McKinsey & Company. Ed spent over 20 years at McKinsey, specializing in the transformation of corporate business functions such as finance and human resources. His expertise spans shared services strategy, enterprise cost reduction, and function benchmarking; he has worked with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and public-sector organizations. In addition to his client work, he serves as a McKinsey recruiting lead at Yale SOM, providing valuable resources to students exploring consulting careers. Ed is interviewed by Megan Grossman '25 of the Consulting Club. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.

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