TIM KOLLER is a partner emeritus at McKinsey who focuses on value creation across industries and geographies. Over 39 years at the firm, he built many of McKinsey's value creation capabilities and is an author of all eight editions of Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies.

ANDY WEST is a senior partner at McKinsey and global coleader of its Strategy and Corporate Finance practice. In this role, he directs McKinsey's strategic advisory work on corporate finance, value creation, and capital allocation for organizations across sectors and geographies worldwide.

WHITNEY ZIMMERMAN is McKinsey's first distinguished expert in strategy. He leads its research and advisory on the capabilities of strategically effective organizations and on the role of the strategy leader. Before joining the firm, he spent nearly a decade in engineering and manufacturing.