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Krish Krishnakanthan

Senior PartnerStamford

Leads CIO advisory for financial services, counseling C-suite leaders on using technology, data, and AI to drive value. Guides strategy, investment priorities, impact, and execution to scale outcomes.

Krish is a senior partner based in McKinsey's Connecticut office. As a core leader in the Tech & AI practice, Krish spearheads the firm’s global CIO Excellence group. He previously co-led all Digital & Analytics work in Advanced Industries globally, and, prior to that, led its global Insurance Technology practice. He is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inspiring environment for our people, both in his role on the firm’s Partner Development and Review Committee and beyond.

With more than 25 years of experience, Krish advises CIOs and C-suite executives on translating technology, data, and AI investments into measurable business value—from early-stage pilots to enterprise-wide scale. His work spans CIO transitions, technology and AI strategy, cost transformation, innovation, ecosystem partnerships, and organizational and governance design.

Krish holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business and serves on the advisory board of NYU Stern’s Andre Koo Tech MBA program.

Published work

Can agentic AI (finally) modernize core technologies in insurance?,” McKinsey & Company, April 2026

Unlocking cloud value: Achieving operational excellence through SRE,” McKinsey & Company, June 2025

How P&C insurers can successfully modernize core systems,” McKinsey & Company, May 2025

How top tech trends will transform insurance,” McKinsey & Company, September 2021

In conversation: The CEO’s new technology agenda,” McKinsey & Company, May 2021

Building a cloud-ready operating model for agility and resiliency,” McKinsey & Company, March 2021

Tech debt: Reclaiming tech equity,” McKinsey & Company, October 2020

How US insurers can build a winning digital workforce for the future,” McKinsey & Company, September 2020

Reaching the next normal of insurance core technology,” McKinsey & Company, July 2020

Top ten myths of technology modernization in insurance,” McKinsey & Company, June 2020

Restore and reimagine: Digital and analytics imperatives for insurers,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020

The insurance switch: Technology will reshape operations,” McKinsey & Company, December 2019

The CEO’s new technology agenda,” McKinsey & Company, November 2019

IT modernization in insurance: Three paths to transformation,” McKinsey & Company, November 2019

The progressive cloud: A new approach to migration,” McKinsey & Company, August 2018

Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of application development,” McKinsey & Company, August 2013

Getting into your customers’ heads: An interview with the COO of Electronic Arts Labels,” McKinsey & Company, January 2013

Education

Carnegie Mellon University
MBA

Anna University
BEng in electrical engineering