James Manyika

Director at MacArthur Foundation

Dr. James Manyika is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and chairman of the McKinsey Global Institute. He also leads research on the digital economy, AI, the future of work, and globalization. Based in Silicon Valley for over 20 years, Dr. Manyika has worked with the chief executives and founders of leading tech companies. Manyika was appointed by President Barack Obama as vice-chair of the Global Development Council at the White House and by Commerce Secretaries to the Digital Economy Board and Innovation Advisory Board. He serves on several boards, including the Council on Foreign Relations, Hewlett Foundation, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Manyika is a Distinguished Fellow of Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute, a fellow at DeepMind, a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Manyika was elected to the Board in 2017. He chairs the Institutional Policy Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee.

Timeline

  • Director

    Current role