Mekala Krishnan

Mekala Krishnan is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute. Her research focuses on topics related to sustainable and inclusive growth, including climate risk, adaptation and the net-zero transition, globalization, productivity, and gender economics. Her recent publications include “Advancing adaptation: How evolving hazards could shape the agenda,” “Advancing adaptation: Mapping costs from cooling to coastal defenses,” and “The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition,” taking stock of the energy transition.

Latest Articles

Adaptation offers a great bang for the buck — so why aren’t we buying?

about 2 months ago // Opinion: Climate Finance

Opinion: Despite an extraordinary economic payoff — every $1 spent on climate adaptation avoids up to $7 in damages — the world is spending less than half of what is needed, leaving billions of people unprotected.

Opinion: How cross-sector collaborations can accelerate progress toward gender equality

over 8 years ago // Partnerships

Progress on gender parity could add trillions to global GDP. A new McKinsey study explores how partnerships can unlock this economic promise.

All skilled up and nowhere to go

about 9 years ago // Produced in partnership: Power with Purpose

Gender inequality in the world of work remains a persistent problem in developing and developed nations alike. Even with the many gains women and girls have made in terms of educational attainment, we still have a long way to go before reaching meaningful equality at work. McKinsey & Company's Tracy Nowski, Mekala Krishnan and Kweilin Ellingrud give the inside track in this guest column.

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