Raúl Santos Gallego

Raúl Santos is a Partner at McKinsey & Co where he joined initially as Business Analyst in 2003 and rejoined in 2014 after a period in Telefonica. At McKinsey, he supports companies in large strategic decisions and transformation execution in Operations (Product Development, Supply Chain, Sourcing), especially in the FMCG and Technology Sector across the world. He has supported clients in 20+ countries around all continents. He currently leads the Procurement and Product Development practice in the Consumer sector for Europe

Between 2012 and 2014, Raúl was part of the Executive team of the Telefonica Global Procurement unit – where he led a transformation affecting strategy, processes for circa 25bn€ of annual spend and capabilities for 450 buyers across the world.

 Before McKinsey, Raúl was a teacher for first cycle university student in his Engineering University in Bilbao and was also a teaching assistant for Strategy courses in the executive programs of London Business School.

Raúl holds an MBA from London Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Pública del País Vasco.

Raúl is married and have one daughter and one son and outside of work, he is keen tennis fan (and kind of player) and enthusiastic traveler.

Corporate Experience

• Partner, McKinsey and Co, Spain, 2017 – Present

• Associate Partner, McKinsey and Co, Spain, 2014 – 2016

• SVP Strategy & Transformation, Telefonica Global Procurement, Germany, 2013 – 2014

• Strategy analyst, American Express, United Kingdom, 2006

• Analyst, Consultant, Manager, McKinsey and Co., Spain, 2003 – 2005 & 2007 – 2013

Academic Experience

• Assistant Proffessor of Strategy for Executive MBA, London Business School, United Kingdom, 2006

• Supporting Proffessor for Engineering Subject, Newton Private Tuition, Spain, 1999 – 2001 

Academic Background

• MBA in Business Administration, London Business School, United Kingdom, 2007

• Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Pública del País Vasco, Spain, 2002