- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
James O. McKinsey
McKinsey & Company
1925 - 1937
Services
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1889
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Missouri State Teachers College |
| Graduate | JD, University of Oklahoma, University of Chicago |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1889 - 1937 |
| Birthplace | Missouri (MO) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Farmer / Rancher |
McKinsey founded the largest management consulting firm in the world. His greatest contribution was focusing attention on budgeting as a major instrument of management. He asserted the need for continued education for future executives and foresaw the era of the “scientific man” in business; an era characterized by careful planning and research.