Nancy McKinstry

Nancy McKinstry (United States, 1959) is Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer since 2003, and Member of the Executive Board since 2001.

Prior to becoming CEO, Nancy built over a decade of leadership experience at Wolters Kluwer, previously serving as CEO of Wolters Kluwer’s operations in North America. Nancy also held product management positions with CCH Incorporated, part of Wolters Kluwer’s Tax & Accounting division, since 1995.

Early in her career, she held management positions with Booz Allen Hamilton, an international management-consulting firm (now part of PwC Strategy&), where she focused on media and technology industries.

Nancy is a member of the Board of Directors of professional services company Accenture, healthcare company Abbott, and executive search company Russell Reynolds Associates. She is also a member of the JP Morgan International Council, the European Round Table for Industry, and the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School.

Nancy is repeatedly included in leading lists of business media as one of the most powerful women in business. She is among Fortune International Most Powerful Women in Business list and she is included in the HBR Best-Performing CEOs in the World for 2019.

Nancy earned her MBA in Finance and Marketing from Columbia University, New York, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston. In May 2005, she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Rhode Island in recognition of her contributions to business.

On February 26, 2025, Wolters Kluwer announced that after a very successful tenure as the CEO and Chair of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer, Nancy McKinstry has decided to retire in February 2026. At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2025, the Supervisory Board nominated Stacey Caywood, most recently serving as CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health, as a member of the Executive Board, with the intention of appointing her as CEO of Wolters Kluwer in February 2026.