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Sara Hudson
Partner at McKinsey & Company
London, England
Overview
Sara Hudson is a Partner at McKinsey & Company in London, leading the EMEA Consumer Private Equity Practice. She has a strong background in financial modeling, private equity, strategy, and mergers & acquisitions, with experience at prestigious firms like Goldman Sachs and HealthCor Management.
Hudson's career highlights include her role as a Partner at McKinsey & Company and her experience as an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs, where she worked in the Healthcare Group.
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
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
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
Dreamers & Doers is a private collective for extraordinary entrepreneurial womxn.
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
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Summer Investment Banking Analyst, Healthcare Group
2004 - 2004
Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Judicial Intern
2004 - 2004
Education
Bachelor's degree
2001 - 2005
Completed Level I & II exams
2008 - 2009