Rodney Zemmel will lead a team of operating executives providing expertise across areas such as talent, data science, AI transformation, and cybersecurity.

Rodney Zemmel has joined Blackstone as global head of portfolio operations, said a Feb. 27 news release.

Blackstone Inc. tapped a longtime McKinsey & Co. executive to steer the operators behind the $1.1 trillion private equity firm’s portfolio companies.

Blackstone (BX) announced that Rodney Zemmel, a Senior Partner at McKinsey, who served as the global leader of both McKinsey Digital and the firm’s AI Transformation initiatives, has been appointed Global Head of Portfolio Operations.