McAi

About McAi

A firm built around one measurable promise

McAi & Company has advised clients on AI-driven change since 2019. We are 3,400 colleagues in 24 offices, and our promise has not changed: every engagement starts with a number we agree on.

Our purpose

Management problem, not a modelling problem

We exist because the gap between what AI can do and what organisations actually run is a management problem, not a modelling problem. Closing that gap is the whole job.

That belief shapes how we work: we quantify before we build, we write the baseline down before anyone gets attached to an outcome, and we hand over decision rights rather than defend them.

We are deliberately sector-deep rather than sector-general. A yield curve, a supervisory regime, and a balancing window are different constraints, and the advice has to respect them.

2019
founded in Amsterdam
24
offices worldwide
3,400
colleagues
600+
AI use cases in client production

Our history

Seven years, one method

  1. 2019

    Founded in Amsterdam by eleven partners from industry and academia, with a single commitment: every engagement would start with a written baseline.

  2. 2021

    First large-scale data platform programme delivered end to end, and the decision-led data product method becomes firm standard.

  3. 2023

    Agentic operations practice launched after eighteen months of internal deployment on our own delivery workflows.

  4. 2024

    Responsible AI & governance practice established ahead of the EU AI Act's first obligations, with supervisory-facing evidence tooling.

  5. 2026

    3,400 colleagues, 24 offices, and more than 600 AI use cases running in client production.

What we believe

Values that survive contact with a deadline

Truth over comfort

We tell clients what the evidence shows, including when it contradicts the programme they have already funded. Our baselines are written down before the work starts.

Operating reality over pilot theatre

A use case is real when it runs in production, has a named owner, and moves a number someone is accountable for. Everything else is a pilot and is resourced as one.

Judgement stays human

We design systems in which accountability is held by a person who can disagree with the model easily, and we say clearly which decisions we would never delegate.

Own the outcome

We stay until the capability is running without us. That usually means teaching, documenting, and handing over decision rights rather than defending them.

Offices

24 offices, 6 regions

Europe

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP Amsterdam

    +31 20 000 0000

  • Berlin, Germany

    Kurfürstendamm 194, 10707 Berlin

    +49 30 000 0000

  • Brussels, Belgium

    Avenue Louise 143, 1050 Brussels

    +32 2 000 0000

  • Copenhagen, Denmark

    Dampfærgevej 27, 2100 Copenhagen

    +45 33 000 000

  • Dublin, Ireland

    1 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2

    +353 1 000 0000

  • Frankfurt, Germany

    Taunusanlage 18, 60325 Frankfurt

    +49 69 000 0000

  • London, United Kingdom

    1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9HD

    +44 20 0000 0000

  • Madrid, Spain

    Paseo de la Castellana 95, 28046 Madrid

    +34 91 000 0000

  • Milan, Italy

    Via Brera 21, 20121 Milan

    +39 02 0000 0000

  • Paris, France

    14 Avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris

    +33 1 00 00 00 00

  • Stockholm, Sweden

    Klarabergsviadukten 70, 111 64 Stockholm

    +46 8 000 000

  • Zurich, Switzerland

    Bahnhofstrasse 52, 8001 Zurich

    +41 44 000 0000

Middle East

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Gate Village 7, DIFC, Dubai

    +971 4 000 0000

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    King Fahd Road, Riyadh 12333

    +966 11 000 0000

Asia

  • Bengaluru, India

    UB City, Vittal Mallya Road, Bengaluru 560001

    +91 80 0000 0000

  • Mumbai, India

    Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai 400051

    +91 22 0000 0000

  • Shanghai, China

    Plaza 66, 1266 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai

    +86 21 0000 0000

  • Singapore, Singapore

    1 Raffles Place, Singapore 048616

    +65 6000 0000

  • Tokyo, Japan

    Marunouchi Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

    +81 3 0000 0000

Pacific

  • Sydney, Australia

    1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000

    +61 2 0000 0000

Americas

  • Chicago, United States

    110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL

    +1 312 000 0000

  • New York, United States

    3 World Trade Center, New York, NY

    +1 212 000 0000

  • São Paulo, Brazil

    Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3477, São Paulo

    +55 11 0000 0000

Africa

  • Johannesburg, South Africa

    Sandton City Office Towers, Johannesburg

    +27 11 000 0000

Leadership

Who you will work with

All our people
Dr. Amara Okafor

Dr. Amara Okafor

Global managing partner

London · AI strategy, operating model

Leads McAi's global practice on AI operating models. Twenty years advising boards on technology-driven change; previously led enterprise data at a European universal bank.

Jonas Lindqvist

Jonas Lindqvist

Senior partner, financial services

Stockholm · Risk, governance, credit

Works with banks and insurers on model risk, underwriting economics, and the evidence infrastructure that makes supervisory speed defensible.

Priya Raghavan

Priya Raghavan

Senior partner, operations

Singapore · Supply chain, planning, manufacturing

Rebuilds planning and operations for industrial and consumer clients. Specialises in turning monthly cycles into continuous, agent-assisted replanning.

Sofia Almeida

Sofia Almeida

Partner, energy & retail

Madrid · Data products, demand, grid

Leads decision-led data programmes across energy and retail. Her work on flexibility markets and assortment models is used by operators in six countries.

Alumni network

More than 1,800 former colleagues work across industry, academia, and public service. The network meets twice a year, shares research, and remains the source of a meaningful share of our referrals. Alumni can request access through our contact page.

Work with us

Start with a conversation, not a proposal

We will tell you in the first meeting whether we are the right firm for the problem in front of you.

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