Senior Consultant, North America
Drew Vance is an operations and transformation leader and former McKinsey Engagement Manager (Energy and Capital Excellence), with prior fulfillment operations experience at Amazon. A registered Professional Engineer, he specializes in frontline productivity, engineering and construction, and operational excellence across distributed workforces. He has led end-to-end transformations for 6K+ frontline teams, delivering ~15–25% productivity uplift; co-developed 400+ initiatives across $3B+ spend driving $600M+ in avoided spend; built transformation office engines with 50+ weekly-reporting team members; and implemented control towers to improve portfolio strategy, allocation, and project execution.
Educational and professional background spans energy and utilities, engineering and construction, mining, textiles, building materials manufacturing, and logistics. Holds a BA in Biology from the University of Virginia (2009), an MS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech (2014), and an MBA from Duke University (2019), and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE).