The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business (58 page)

Washington Mutual,
287

Waterman, Bob,
146
,
147
–55,
180
,
308

Weber, Max,
17

Weill, Sandy,
230

Welch, Jack,
115
,
152

Wellington & Company,
50

Wellington, C. Oliver,
31
,
32
,
37
,
38

Wells Fargo,
108
,
166
,
255

Westchester Country Club: McKinsey strategy experts meeting (1977) at,
139
–40

Westinghouse Electric,
17
,
18
,
114
,
303

Westlaw,
323

Wharton School of Finance and Economy (University of Pennsylvania),
20
,
215

White House: reorganization of staff at,
67

Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance
(Gerstner),
82
,
304

Whyte, William,
64

Wiesel, Elie,
314

The Will to Lead
(Bower),
44

Willner, Barry,
68
,
70

WilmerHale and Cravath,
310

Wilson and Company,
18

Wilson, Greg,
287

Wirstschaftswoche
magazine: Henzler story in,
158

Woetzel, Jonathan,
228

Wolf, Michael,
210

women: at McKinsey,
106
,
169
–70,
207
.
See also specific person

Wooldridge, Adrian,
112

World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland),
311
,
324

World War II,
52
,
55
,
62
,
95

The World’s Newest Profession
(McKenna),
260

Wright, Bob,
189
–90

Wriston, Walter,
91

Wuffli, Peter,
232
,
253

Yokoyama, Isamu,
164

Young, John,
148

Young, Lew,
148

youth: as prized over experience,
4
,
7
,
80
–82,
229

Zelazny, Gene,
123

Zumwinkel, Klaus,
296

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McDonald, Duff.

The firm : the story of McKinsey and its secret influence on American business /

Duff McDonald.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. McKinsey and Company. 2. Business consultants. I. Title.

HD69.C6M386 2013

338.7’61001—dc23

2013002023

ISBN 978-1-4391-9097-5

ISBN 978-1-4391-9099-9 (ebook)