“The men were worrying about how to behave . . .”

“The men were worrying about how to behave with women in the firm; the women were afraid of making a mistake; and Marvin fostered that McKinsey was a gender-blind meritocracy. Marvin made it possible for women to succeed. He held us to the same standards and made us feel we could meet those standards.”

Linda Levinson, McKinsey & Co.