Amandla is a partner in McKinsey’s Seattle office, and has been with the firm for almost a decade. She leads our global food security initiative and works across food systems in our Agriculture, Consumer Packaged Goods and Sustainability practices. She also plays a pivotal role within The African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI), an innovative partnership to drive inclusive agricultural transformation in Africa. She began her career at the firm as a summer analyst in our Minneapolis Office, and was an early transfer into our Nigeria office.

An economist by training with a “public sector heart and a private sector mind,” Amandla has served agriculture and food clients in more than 15 countries across Africa, Europe, and the United States with a focus on strategy and implementation—including growth, market entry, route-to-market, digital design, and sustainability topics focused on integrated land use management.