About Us

McKinley works in partnership with association executives and volunteer leaders to identify and address their most significant challenges and opportunities.

400 + Association Partners

250 + Years of Collective Experience

5 Certified Association Executives

2 ASAE Fellows

Our Values

Human

Put people above everything else. Celebrate and support individuality.

Driven

Approach every day with intention. Show initiative.

Curious

Embrace learning. Never settle.

Connected

Work together as a team. Take care of each other.

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Honest

Lead with integrity. Act with conviction.

Human

Put people above everything else. Celebrate and support individuality.

Curious

Embrace learning. Never settle.

Driven

Approach every day with intention. Show initiative.

Connected

Work together as a team. Take care of each other.

Honest

Lead with integrity. Act with conviction.

Connect with our Team

Our Leadership Team

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President and CEO

2024 Association Partner of the Year

McKinley Advisors President and CEO Jay Younger was named the 2024 Association Partner of the Year from Association TRENDS and CEO Update!

Your Trusted Association Advisors

McKinley’s team is composed of amazing individuals, each with a rich and diverse background and all sharing our commitment to deliver exceptional client experiences. Our team members excel at helping associations find unique solutions to tough problems, while at the same time setting clear and realistic goals to measure and celebrate progress.

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Solve Your Toughest Challenges

As the leading consulting firm focused exclusively on associations, McKinley develops and delivers solutions that enable associations to maximize member value and their impact on society.

Strategy and Innovation

McKinley’s strategic guidance helps position associations for impact – aligning strategy, operations, strategic and business goals, staff culture, and performance all in support of the pursuit of a preferred future.

Strategic Planning
Marketing Strategy
Advisory Services

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Organizational Excellence

Our team brings years of experience and a unique expertise in associations to help you achieve organizational excellence initiatives.

Governance and Leadership
Facilitation

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Business Transformation

Our team of expert advisors supports clients through periods of high-impact change to help organizations address high-stakes change initiatives.

Business Models
Membership Value and Dues Models

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Research and Insights

We have a team of expert researchers and data analysts that are the “engine” behind data-driven decisions that are necessary to drive associations forward.

Market Research
Field and Industry Studies

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“McKinley has been a great long-term partner on our strategic research initiatives, which have collectively helped us increase value for our members and advance our vision for the future. We continue to be impressed with the efficiency and expertise with which McKinley has helped us accomplish all of this critical work—and look forward to more collaboration and success together!”

Amy Fisher

VP, Engagement, Marketing and Market Development, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society

“The team at McKinley was so skilled at listening. It was critical for the PATH Intl. Board and staff to feel heard and to have what they were saying and thinking reflected throughout the project. With concrete data, skilled facilitators, and a whole team of experts that could support us from the first project meeting to our 2020 game plan facilitation, we had what we needed to make this a true investment in PATH Intl.’s future.”

Kathy Alm

CEO, PATH Intl.

“With the pace of disruption in business and society, leaders and guiding documents must be flexible and fluid. McKinley and the AIA Strategic Planning Committee did a great job in keeping our strategic plan simple and flexible. This has ensured more aligned and collaborative work, fostered staff and leader engagement, and provided the framework for transformation within the organization, the profession and even society.”

Terri Stewart, Hon. AIA, CAE

Executive Director, College of Fellows; Senior Vice President, Knowledge & Practice, American Institute of Architects