Pablo Moliner is a partner based in Kearney’s Madrid office. His many roles include leading the Iberia unit’s private equity practice. But it’s his work leading both Kearney’s Iberia and Europe health practices, and co-leading the global health practice, that offers Pablo a unique opportunity: the chance to work in what can practically be described as the family business.

Pablo’s brothers both work in the medical industry. One of his uncles works at a pharmaceutical company, while two others are pharmacists—and his wife is a pharmacist by training. “Everything was pointing in that direction,” says Pablo when asked about his career trajectory. “There was no way I could say no.”

But Pablo’s work in Kearney’s health practice doesn’t just help him contribute to conversations at the dinner table. He channels his passion for economics with the opportunity to create an impact that goes beyond the companies he works with—to the patients whose lives they improve. “What really wakes me up in the morning is when I’m doing something that is going to have an impact in the health space.” In his work, he has helped bring life-changing medicines to market that have helped to eradicate disease, and he has worked with companies to expand access to medicines around the world.

The chance to make an impact is ultimately what has kept Pablo at Kearney for much of his career. In a way, he points out, consulting provides the chance to improve businesses in a manner that isn’t too dissimilar from the medical field. “We see ourselves as doctors of companies,” he explains, pointing out that it’s a consultant’s job to diagnose issues within a client’s organization and help prescribe the cure. “For me, it’s around delivering results and building capabilities in their organization.”

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