Ruth De Backer

Biography

Ruth leads a unique joint venture between McKinsey's Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products Practice and Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice. In this role, she draws on expertise in healthcare value creation, resource allocation, portfolio management, and ways to address activist investors. In all her work, she seeks to deepen and expand our capacity to advise executives whose challenges lie at the intersection of healthcare and finance. Deeply knowledgeable in finance and strategy, Ruth primarily works with pharmaceutical and medical-device companies that are looking for growth options and ways to improve their competitive position. She advises senior-management teams as they drive business-building initiatives, including setting international growth strategies; pursuing mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; and launching spin-off businesses. She also advises private-equity clients on leveraged buyouts and other investments in the healthcare sector.

Research Interest

Pharma