{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog","author_name":"Harold Simansky","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/author\/harold-simansky\/","title":"Remembering Mike McKay","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z0m02QHB9s\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/remembering-mike-mckay\/\">The mbaMission Podcast: Remembering Mike McKay: A Conversation on Mentorship, Teaching, and a Life in Private Equity | Ep 128<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/remembering-mike-mckay\/embed\/#?secret=z0m02QHB9s\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The mbaMission Podcast: Remembering Mike McKay: A Conversation on Mentorship, Teaching, and a Life in Private Equity | Ep 128&#8221; &#8212; mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" data-secret=\"z0m02QHB9s\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Podcast-Episode-128-Thumbbail.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"In a conversation recorded before his death, Mike McKay reflects on building Bain\u2019s private equity group, moving between advising and investing, teaching private equity at Brandeis University for 12 years, and the mentorship that defined his life."}