Leaving McKinsey to Save the World

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassadors Podcast, I speak with my former student Talha Khan about his decision to leave McKinsey to become the Executive Director of Pakistan Environment Trust (PET).It is a conversation that starts with Talha speaking about Pakistan's challenges and the opportunity he saw to return "home" and lead the Trust.From there, we spoke in depth about the position of Executive Director and how the role itself has changed as the organization has grown.Towards the end of the conversation, Tahla reflects on the decision, offers up some thoughts about his future, and provides great advice to those considering a similar transition.About TalhaTalha Khan is the Executive Director at Pakistan Environment Trust. Talha came to Pakistan Environment Trust from McKinsey & Company with 14 plus years of experience in advising public institutions and private sector companies to help them address organizational issues using data and advanced analytics. His previous role entailed leading strategy and transformation projects with clients, as well as spearheading McKinsey initiatives to develop cutting-edge client offerings to drive upscale transformations. Follow TalhaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktalhaAbout Collective ResponsibilityBased in Shanghai, Collective Responsibility is a strategic advisory firm founded by Richard Brubaker, one of Asia’s most recognized authorities on sustainability, innovation and responsible leadership.Founded with the fundamental belief that a sustainable world can only be achieved through awareness of issues, finding tangibility in business cases, and development of cross-sector collaboration, Collective Responsibility acts as a knowledge base, catalyst, and facilitator between stakeholders.Our mission is to:– Create a knowledge base and catalyze discussion of issues related to the development of civil society, business sustainability and social development in Asia.– Develop tangible interests, engagement, and action on issues of sustainability (economic, environmental and societal).– Develop organizational capacity with the aim to help create stable and profitable enterprises.Follow Us:Website: http://www.coresponsibility.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollectiveRe...LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coll...Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/beyondbauWeChat: http://www.coresponsibility.com/wechat/Contact Us:[email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.