Ex-McKinsey China Rainmaker Starts New Firm as Trade War Mounts

The former architect of McKinsey & Co.’s expansion in China is starting her own advisory firm for urban development projects, even as deepening trade rifts raise concerns about global growth.

The new consultancy, called Global6, is targeting countries such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Brazil, India and China to help plan and secure financing for public and private sustainable city projects, said Lola Woetzel, its founder.

Lola Woetzel

Source: Global6

“Despite geopolitical turbulence, developing countries and regions are seeking new solutions to kick-start their economies through urban growth,” Woetzel, who is in her late 50s, said in an interview from Shanghai. ...