Boris Kulakhmetov

About

Consulting-style leader (McKinsey context) driving data- and AI-enabled transformations across healthcare, QSR, retail, and services. Has built AI-powered analytics tools for marketing ideation, led agile operating models with client-side counterparts and external coaches, and navigated highly sensitive competitive retail engagements by isolating teams and delegating pricing work to avoid conflicts.

Experience

Key Strengths

• Prioritizes cross-functional work using value-vs-effort and aligns definitions with executives
• Leads data-driven product and audience prioritization with data science and HCP stakeholder input
• Builds executive alignment by presenting clear scopes and tradeoffs to C-suite and firm leadership
• Improves executive/team productivity via AI tooling, streamlined processes, and strategic outsourcing
• Designs AI-powered analytics tools to accelerate campaign ideation in digital marketing transformations
• Drives agile adoption across client and internal teams, including use of external agile coaching
• Balances tactical business questions with broader strategic digital transformation and GTM narrative
• Effectively engages low-interest but high-criticality stakeholders with tailored value propositions
• Demonstrates strong discretion managing sensitive competitive engagements by isolating teams and delegating sensitive workstreams

Reference Highlights

• McKinsey-hardened leadership skillset
• Highly effective at structuring workstreams and driving execution
• Strong at improving and sharpening the storyline of deliverables
• Confident presenting to clients including C-suite
• Able to motivate part-time/overallocated team members to contribute
• Proactive tracking of team progress and outcomes
• Results-driven and pushes for delivery
• Ensures key stakeholders are included in important meetings
• Effective in operational efficiency engagements
• Able to find common ground with both executives and line personnel
• Strong under pressure and with last-minute priority changes
• Resourceful when understaffed; takes on content leadership as needed
• Efficient at bringing in experts early to accelerate outcomes
• Democratic and diplomatic communication style
• Collaborative; solicits team input and sets team norms
• Able to persuade senior partners to participate despite low direct revenue incentive
• Highly intelligent problem solver
• Efficient coordinator in cross-functional settings without formal authority