"While many assume formal learning is limited to a bachelor's or master's degree, both the CEO of VC firm General Catalyst, Hemant Taneja, and McKinsey's top executive, Bob Sternfels, say that's not the case anymore. Employees must skill and re-skill constantly to stay afloat, said Taneja, whose VC firm has invested in companies such as Anduril and Anthropic. Taneja discussed this during a live taping of the All-In podcast, hosted by entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis Tuesday at CES 2026,"
"McKinsey's global managing partner, Sternfels, said he's seen first-hand how AI is transforming the workplace. McKinsey has used the tech to grow client-facing consultant roles by 25%, simultaneously cut the same number of jobs in non-client-facing roles, all the while increasing its output 10% overall. McKinsey will have just as many AI agents as it has human employees by the end of the year, Sternfels said. Currently, its human employees outnumber AI agents 40,000 to 25,000."
Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst and McKinsey global managing partner Bob Sternfels emphasize that learning cannot stop after college in an AI-driven economy. Employees must continuously skill and reskill to remain relevant as AI agents can be trained faster than workers. McKinsey used AI to expand client-facing consultant roles by 25%, reduce the same number of non-client-facing roles, and increase total output by 10%. McKinsey plans to have as many AI agents as human employees by year-end, shifting growth toward client-facing work while shrinking other roles and raising overall productivity.
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