Francisco Caudillo is an innovation and growth strategist and Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he leads the development of innovative solutions and ventures focused on sustainable growth across industries. His work includes advising organizations on growth and innovation strategy and developing technology-enabled approaches to complex business challenges. He previously served as a Solution Leader, helping clients address sourcing and procurement challenges through the combination of artificial intelligence and human expertise.

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Francisco has held a range of innovation-focused roles at McKinsey, including New Ventures Solutions Manager at McKinsey New Ventures and Innovation Expert, Innovation Specialist, and Senior Analyst. His experience spans innovation strategy, new venture development, procurement, operations, and growth. Earlier in his career, he worked on growth strategy, cost and operations optimization, customer analysis, and demand forecasting in Germany, and contributed to research and investment initiatives in solar energy, including an assessment of the rural Mexican solar energy market and the development of a business guide for solar energy investment.