Mekala Krishnan
Partner, McKinsey Global InstituteMcKinsey & CompanyDr. Mekala Krishnan is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), McKinsey’s business and economics research arm.
Her research focuses on topics related to sustainable and inclusive growth, including climate risk and the net-zero transition, globalization, productivity growth, and gender economics. Her most recent research focuses on the net-zero transition, adaptation and physical climate risk across sectors and geographies, including its implications for companies and countries. She is an author of the recent MGI reports, Advancing adaptation: Mapping costs from cooling to coastal defenses, The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition, An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero, The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it would bring, From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth, and Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts. Her past research has focused on the risks facing global value chains and the future of globalization.
Mekala is a frequent speaker on these topics at global conferences as well as with executives at Fortune 500 companies. She has authored numerous articles, and her work has been cited in leading business publications, including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Harvard Business Review.
The Climate Tech Map: Financing the Next Generation of Climate Infrastructure
The Climate Tech Map identifies 81 “Innovation Imperatives” and 38 “Moonshots” across 24 opportunity areas in six core sectors—Buildings, Manufacturin…The Climate Tech Map identifies 81 “Innovation Imperatives” and 38 “Moonshots” across 24 opportunity areas in six core sectors—Buildings, Manufacturing, Transportation, Food, Ag & Nature, Electricity, and GHG Removal—spotlighting the technologies…The Climate Tech Map identifies 81 “Innovation Imperatives” and 38 “Moonshots” across 24 opportunity areas in six core sectors—Buildings, Manufacturing, Transportation, Food, Ag & Nature, Electricity, and GHG Removal—spotlighting the technologies that can meaningfully accelerate the path to net zero. This panel will unpack the most urgent near-term needs and the bold, high-risk breakthroughs that could fundamentally reshape decarbonization at…The Climate Tech Map identifies 81 “Innovation Imperatives” and 38 “Moonshots” across 24 opportunity areas in six core sectors—Buildings, Manufacturing, Transportation, Food, Ag & Nature, Electricity, and GHG Removal—spotlighting the technologies that can meaningfully accelerate the path to net zero. This panel will unpack the most urgent near-term needs and the bold, high-risk breakthroughs that could fundamentally reshape decarbonization at scale. Join leading investors, operators, and policymakers as they explore where capital, talent, and policy must converge to move from insight to implementation—and which imperatives and moonshots demand action now to unlock transformative impact.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More
