Roger Abravanel

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Roger Abravanel is Director Emeritus of Mckinsey where he lead global projects for 35 years. Since his retirement he has been a member of boards of companies listed on NYSE, LSE, NASDAQ, Milan and Tel Aviv stock exchanges. He is also advisor to PE and VC funds and a high tech investor. Author of six best-selling books (including Meritocracy, and Aristocracy 2.0) his latest work, co-authored with Luca D’Agnese, addresses the climate crisis: Climate Beyond Hypocrisy. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Politecnico di Milano and was selected by INSEAD as “one of the 50 who changed the world” among 40,000 alumni of the school.

Roger Abravanel

Jul 15 2025

A Davignon Plan for the European car industry

Illuminem Voices

Electric Vehicles · Sustainable Mobility

European automakers face structural decline amid weak EV demand, overcapacity, loss of competitiveness to Chinese firms, and insufficient investment in charging infrastructure. A coordinated EU industrial restructuring—modeled after the 1970s Davignon Plan for steel—is urged over protectionism or revisions to the Green Deal

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What’s next for corporate sustainability

Roger Abravanel

Jun 05 2025

What’s next for corporate sustainability

Corporate Governance

The political backlash against climate and sustainability initiatives, particularly in the US and Europe, should be seen not as a setback, but as a chance to rethink and strengthen climate action

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Roger Abravanel

Jun 05 2025