Li-Kai Chen is a distinguished leader and the former Country Manager for McKinsey & Company in Malaysia. He served as a Senior Partner and Managing Partner at McKinsey, focusing on large-scale transformations, leadership development, and major career transitions at Malaysian organizations.
His career at McKinsey included leading initiatives to develop future leaders through programs like the Youth Leadership Academy in Malaysia, which aims to cultivate the next generation of problem-solvers and communicators. This program reflects McKinsey’s broader commitment to leadership development in the regions where it operatesLi-Kai played a significant role in advancing education system transformation and public-private partnerships in education across Asia and globally.
Throughout his career, Li-Kai has been committed to fostering leadership capabilities and creating opportunities for future leaders in the region, reflecting his deep-seated belief in the power of education and continuous learning to drive societal progress and economic development.
Li-Kai earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
