Lars Hartenstein cofounded and coleads the McKinsey Health Institute (MHI), a global, non-profit-generating institute within the firm. He is particularly passionate about healthy longevity and metabolic health. Grounded in his academic background in economics, medicine, government, and scientific methods, Lars is always looking for new avenues to drive impact across stakeholders and sectors.

Before his role with MHI, Lars was a cofounder and coleader of McKinsey’s European Social Sector Hub. He also served life sciences companies, global health organizations, and national health systems on strategic and operational themes. His work brought him to over 50 countries on six continents.

With 20 years of experience in global health, life sciences, and impact finance, he has a track record in building coalitions, scaling innovations, and fostering the broader use of data and analytics to advance social objectives.

Lars has authored numerous publications and articles, mostly on health-related topics, that have received more than one million reads.

He is a non-executive chair of the Societal Impact Financing Initiative (SciFi) and is on the steering committee of the Trinity Challenge, a coalition established to improve the use of innovation in data and analytics to address global health priorities.