Cécile Genty

DVM l MBA INSEAD l Ex-McKinsey

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

People passionate strategy leader with 8+ years across life sciences, combining top-tier consulting experience and clinical expertise as a veterinary doctor. I operate at the intersection of science, strategy, and execution, helping organizations clarify priorities, allocate ressources, and drive transformation in complex, regulated environments. With experience spanning clinical practice and board-level advisory, I bring analytical rigor, strong accountability, and a pragmatic understanding of how strategic decisions translate into operational and stakeholder impact. I am known for establishing trust across diverse teams, from clinicians to executives, building on empathy and inclusion, and for combining resilience with a steady, execution-focused mindset.

Experience

  • Associate at McKinsey & Company
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Referral Veterinary Doctor at Veterinary Referral Centers
    Jul 2016 - Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Diagnostic imaging, oncology and neurology

  • Volunteer vet at National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
    Jun 2013 - Oct 2013 · 5 mos

    Neurophysiology Lab - Developed and performed an experimental protocol to implement sub-cutaneous wires in 16 muscles of a rat, linked to a micro-cheap soldered to the skull, in order to study the motor activity through EMG - Assisted in surgery to create an animal model of ischemic white matter stroke in a marmoset, by the occlusion of an artery through craniotomy - Performed an evaluation of the evolution of the cerebral necrosis lesions through MRI - Assessed the lesion area through histology - Trained marmosets to perform specific motor tasks to study their motor impairment after the stroke