Emma Dorn

Emma Dorn is an Associate Partner and Senior Education Knowledge Expert at McKinsey & Company. She supports clients across the public, private and social sectors to improve education outcomes and equity for all students. Emma leads knowledge development and dissemination for McKinsey’s education work around the globe, including McKinsey’s Transform-Ed initiative to understand lessons from systems around the world who are ‘beating-the-odds’ to deliver better outcomes for students and their families. She has authored several education articles and reports, including a global analysis of OECD PISA data to identify drivers of student outcomes, analyses of impact of the pandemic on student learning and wellbeing, and a perspective on how education systems can reimagine to become more equitable and more resilient. She serves clients including school systems, technology companies, bilateral and multilateral donors, foundations, and educational not-for-profit organizations, with a focus on post -COVID-19 learning recovery, student mental health, and harnessing AI, technology and advanced analytics to improve teaching and learning. Emma has three children, who all attend US public schools.