Panco leads McKinsey’s healthcare systems and services work in EEMA. He serves clients across the entire healthcare sector, with a focus on advising authorities, payers, and providers in emerging markets on strategic, organizational, and operational topics.
Panco has supported the design and implementation of several health-system reforms, including the introduction of new health-system financing concepts, efficient capacity planning and resource allocation, holistic approaches to workforce planning, and solving governance-related issues. He has also led the design of healthcare systems for greenfield cities and the planning of greenfield provider systems.
With healthcare providers, Panco’s focus is on large-scale transformation programs covering all aspects of operational and financial improvement across both clinical and non-clinical areas. For example, for a public-sector client, he led the design and implementation of a multiyear operational transformation of a hospital provider network through client capability building. Another example includes the financial turnaround of a hospital group with a focus on revenue generation and optimization of third-party spend.
Beyond EEMA, Panco has extensive international experience, partnering with healthcare insurers, providers, and regulators across Europe and the Americas.
A medical doctor with a PhD in molecular biology, Panco has published more than 20 scientific publications. Prior to joining McKinsey, he undertook a clinical residency in surgery at the University Hospital of Zurich, with a focus on abdominal surgery and transplantation. He also undertook three years of basic science research with a focus on liver immunology.
