Sara Hudson
Partner at McKinsey & Company
Sara Hudson
Partner at McKinsey & Company
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2018 - Current
Experienced management consultant with expertise in strategy, growth transformations, marketing & sales, branding, corporate finance, and M&A in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG),, consumer health, retail, foodservice and apparel, fashion & luxury sectors • Head of McKinsey’s EMEA Consumer Private Equity Practice: support private equity funds across all stages of the deal cycle, including due diligence, portfolio company transformation and exits • Partner lead for women’s recruiting in McKinsey’s UK, Ireland & Israel Office
Associate, Engagement Manager, Associate Partner
2013 - 2018
Angel Investor
2021
Alma is an inclusive community of angel investors (women and men) who are passionate about actively investing in and supporting ambitious female founders building companies with global scale
Founding Member
2020
Dreamers & Doers is a highly curated, female-focused collaboration and co-mentorship community, consisting of an ever-growing, powerful network of entrepreneurs, investors and advisors
Buyside Equity Analyst
2006 - 2012
At the time, HealthCor Management was a $3 billion AUM, long-short equity hedge fund focused on the healthcare and consumer industries • Originated, pitched and monitored positions in the global consumer space, including fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), consumer health, retail, foodservice and apparel, fashion & luxury, using a fundamental research approach • Launched the fund’s consumer effort: developed the initial coverage list and created the stock assessment process, including defining the key investment criteria for each subsector
Investment Banking Analyst, Healthcare Group
2005 - 2006
• Received top analyst ranking • Focused on M&A transactions, LBOs, financing & capital structure advisory and equity offerings, including IPOs
Summer Investment Banking Analyst, Healthcare Group
2004 - 2004
Judicial Intern
2004 - 2004
Education
Bachelor's degree
2001 - 2005
Completed Level I & II exams
2008 - 2009
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