Roxy Merkand is a Research Science Specialist at the McKinsey Health Institute of McKinsey & Company. The McKinsey Health Institute (MHI) is an enduring, non-profit generating entity within McKinsey & Company – founded on the conviction that, over the next decade, humanity could add as much as 45 billion extra years of higher-quality life (roughly six years per person on average – and substantially more in some countries and populations). MHI’s mission is to catalyze the actions needed across continents, sectors and communities to realize this possibility. Roxy works on several research projects – designing surveys and collecting health-related data from respondents around the world, translating this data to insights, and bringing these insights to clients to drive change at scale that is good for employees, for business, and for broader communities.
Roxy earned her PhD in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Waterloo (UW) in 2022 – focusing her research on the disclosure of invisible disabilities during job search and at work. Roxy worked for UW’s Centre for Career Action throughout her graduate studies, where she learned first-hand about the vital role career development practitioners can play for students. Roxy is currently pursuing her MBA at Wilfrid Laurier University. Roxy is passionate about weightlifting, sustainable food sourcing, trying new recipes, and snuggling with her two dogs – Frankie and Myra.
