Biographical Information

Marla M. Capozzi

Marla is a consultant in McKinsey & Company where she is a leader in the Firm’s Strategy Practice focusing on governance, organizational design and culture to drive innovation. She has over 10 year of experience in knowledge management ranging from strategic planning to technology implementation for global organizations. Recent experiences include designing and developing knowledge strategies at leading for-profit and nonprofit organizations, developing executive team governance to drive innovation and designing organizational models for innovation. Her recent work focuses on new diagnostic approaches to the cultural and people challenges associated with innovation and the role of knowledge.

Marla has published articles on the topic of knowledge management and innovation in the McKinsey Quarterly and Sloan Management Review. Prior to joining McKinsey, Marla led product development efforts at Lotus Development/IBM in the education/distance learning and knowledge management software markets. She is Vice- Chair of the Board of Project Bread/The Walk for Hunger and received an MBA from Babson College.