Douglas (Doug) Haynes is a counselor to top executives, a philanthropist, the President of The Council, and Managing Partner of Council Advisors. Doug graduated with Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University and worked as a software developer for the CIA.

Doug Haynes joined McKinsey & Company in 1992; before that, he worked at GE Plastics as a design engineer and the company’s marketer. Haynes worked at McKinsey for 22 years in various capacities, and lastly as the head of the Northeast Region.

He served as the President of Point72 Asset Management for four years. During his tenure, the company outperformed its competitors, the SEC license of the founder was restored, a venture capital arm of the firm was launched, and its financials improved significantly. He joined Point72 as a managing director of human capital, but six months later, he was offered the position of president.

He currently serves at the Council as a Managing Partner. Doug Haynes continues his philanthropic mission. Haynes is an individual who is actively seeking new challenges and opportunities in the corporate world. He points out that his exit from McKinsey was by design because he realized that if he stayed for too long, he would retire as a consultant since there would be less time to build new skills.

He is actively engaged in fighting poverty, education programs, and support for veterans. Most of these programs are financed and run by his team, who draw energy from his determination to help people. He is a founding board member of various institutions, including Cohen Veteran’s Bioscience, Cohen Veteran’s Network, and The Center for Global Enterprise.

Due to his love for technology and transforming the world, Doug serves on the boards of numerous technology startups, including FRISQ, ChainIQ, Vega Factor, and Obsidian Asset Management. These startups were created to perform different roles in society, and Doug is helping them to realize their end goal.

Doug Haynes lives in Scarborough, New York, with his wife, Laurice. Together, they have five adult children.