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Tamara Charm

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Partner, Agile Consumer Insights at McKinsey & Company
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Tamara Charm is a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where she leads Insights-led Growth. Her expertise lies in using rigorous consumer research to fuel innovation and brand transformation for clients in private equity, electronics, and retail. She is an alumna of MIT Sloan School of Management and The Johns Hopkins University.

Outside of her core work, Tamara is deeply engaged with her community, serving as a board member for non-profit organizations. She has a keen interest in the growth of womens sports and closely follows evolving trends in the beauty industry, particularly the dynamic between value and indulgence.

She is a RIVA-trained qualitative moderator, enabling her to conduct specialized in-home ethnographic consumer research.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Partner, Agile Consumer Insights
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Consumer Behavior
Her work and multiple publications focus on understanding the "why" behind consumer decisions, sentiment shifts, and loyalty, especially in the post-pandemic economy.
Generative AI
Actively shares insights on how Generative AI can enhance curation for online retail and its broader applications in both B2C and B2B marketing and sales.
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Work history

11-2021
Partner, Agile Consumer Insights
McKinsey & Company
3-2016 - 11-2021
Agile Consumer Insights Leader
McKinsey & Company
4-2005 - 2-2016
Expert Consumer Insights
McKinsey & Company
6-1998 - 8-1999
Administrative Director
JOFA (Advocacy non-profit)
9-1994 - 8-1996
Senior Associate
Ernst & Young
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Education
9-1999 - 5-2001
MBA
MIT Sloan School of Management
9-1990 - 5-1994
BA
The Johns Hopkins University
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