10 McKinsey alumni who founded companies
These McKinsey alumni who founded companies each worked at McKinsey & Company before starting the company they run now, where they hold titles such as Founder & CEO and Co-Founder. A reader can learn how people who worked at McKinsey went on to build companies, from the founders themselves.
Professionals to explore
Alharith Hussin
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder · Alterion
Alharith Hussin was Partner at McKinsey & Company from 2019 to 2025, and has been Co-Founder of Alterion since 2025. The profile describes Alharith Hussin as a technologist with experience in cloud architecture and engineering, DevOps, agile transformation and product design and delivery.
Cole Weiler
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Co-Founder · BoltWise
Cole Weiler was Expert (Engagement Manager) at McKinsey & Company from 2022 to 2023, and has been CEO & Co-Founder of BoltWise since 2023. Cole Weiler also held Product Development Specialist (Associate) (2020 to 2022) and Product Development Jr Specialist (Business Analyst) (2018 to 2020) roles at McKinsey & Company.
Lukas Salomon
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Union Specialty
Lukas Salomon was Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company from 2018 to 2025, and has been Founder & CEO of Union Specialty since 2026. At McKinsey, the profile says Lukas Salomon focused on helping leading corporations build new digital businesses in financial services, healthcare and high tech.
Luke Wilcox
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Roiva
Luke Wilcox was Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company from 2017 to 2019, and has been Founder & CEO of Roiva since 2026. Luke Wilcox was also Associate at McKinsey & Company from 2015 to 2017, and the profile describes Roiva as an AI ROI platform for companies running AI.
Raman Julka
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder & CEO · ValueChaser AI Labs, Inc
Raman Julka was Partner at McKinsey & Company from 2022 to 2025, and has been Co-Founder & CEO of ValueChaser AI Labs, Inc since 2025. Raman Julka also held Senior Solution Leader & Associate Partner (2017 to 2022) and Engagement Manager (2012 to 2016) roles at McKinsey & Company.
Stan Moskovtsev
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder and U.S. CEO · Zinit: AI-Native Procurement Platform
Stan Moskovtsev was Expert Associate Partner - Implementation at McKinsey & Company from 2022 to 2025, and has been Co-Founder and U.S. CEO of Zinit: AI-Native Procurement Platform since 2025. Stan Moskovtsev was also Engagement Manager - Implementation at McKinsey & Company from 2020 to 2022.
Stawan Kamani
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · FactWise
Stawan Kamani was Associate Partner | Procurement - TMT NA Leader at McKinsey & Company from 2019 to 2021, and has been Founder & CEO of FactWise since 2022. Stawan Kamani was also Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company from 2017 to 2018, and the profile describes FactWise as an S2P procurement platform.
Thomas Osborne
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Switchback Therapeutics
Thomas Osborne was Partner at McKinsey & Company from 2018 to 2022, and has been Founder & CEO of Switchback Therapeutics since 2024. Thomas Osborne was also Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company from 2013 to 2016 and Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Verily Health from 2022 to 2024.
Tre Tennyson
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · OXT
Tre Tennyson was Associate at McKinsey & Company from 2021 to 2026, and has been Founder & CEO of OXT since 2026, based in Washington, District of Columbia. Tre Tennyson also held a McKinsey Fellow role at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from 2023 to 2024.
Zsigmond Fajth
LinkedInExperience: CEO | Co-founder · DeckAI
Zsigmond Fajth was Director of Product Management (Associate Partner) at McKinsey & Company from 2021 to 2025, and has been CEO | Co-founder of DeckAI since 2025. Zsigmond Fajth was also Senior Product Manager at McKinsey & Company from 2018 to 2020, and the profile says they build products that change how knowledge workers communicate and collaborate.
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- 01What from your work at McKinsey carried over most directly into starting your company?
- 02How did you decide what your company would build first?
- 03What did you have to learn as a founder that your McKinsey roles did not prepare you for?
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