McKinsey’s Rules

When Consultants Work For Governments

How McKinsey & Co., best known for advising Fortune 500 corporations, played by its own rules as it expanded into assignments for government clients.

Impact of Our Reporting

Congress Passes Bill to Rein in Conflicts of Interest for Consultants Such as McKinsey

by Ian MacDougall

December 16, 2022, 1:30 pm EST

Citing ProPublica’s Reporting on McKinsey, Senators Propose Bill Addressing Contractors’ Conflicts of Interest

by Ian MacDougall

April 1, 2022, 5:00 am EDT

9 stories published since 2019

McKinsey Never Told the FDA It Was Working for Opioid Makers While Also Working for the Agency

by Ian MacDougall

October 4, 2021, 5:00 am EDT
How McKinsey Is Making $100 Million (and Counting) Advising on the Government’s Bumbling Coronavirus Response

by Ian MacDougall

July 15, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
McKinsey Called Our Story About Its ICE Contract False. It’s Not.

by Ian MacDougall

December 16, 2019, 2:01 pm EST
How McKinsey Makes Its Own Rules

by Ian MacDougall

December 14, 2019, 10:20 am EST
New York City Paid McKinsey Millions to Stem Jail Violence. Instead, Violence Soared.

by Ian MacDougall

December 10, 2019, 5:00 am EST
How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Detain and Deport Immigrants

by Ian MacDougall

December 3, 2019, 5:00 pm EST
The Country That Exiled McKinsey

by Ian MacDougall, ProPublica, and Anand Tumurtogoo for ProPublica

May 14, 2019, 11:49 am EDT