Richard Dobbs is a director of the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Company"s economics research arm, and a director (senior partner) of McKinsey based in Seoul. From 2004 to 2009, Richard co-led McKinsey"s Corporate Finance Practice, where he was also responsible for research and development. He has served clients around the world in a variety of industries, ranging from high tech and financial services to petroleum, utilities, and the public sector.