Prof. Dr. Herbert Henzler

Prof Dr. Herbert A. Henzler studied business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Siegen, Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, and the University of California, Berkeley. In 1970, he earned his doctorate in economics (Dr. oec. publ.) from the University of Munich.

That same year, he began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he became a partner in 1975. In 1978, he was appointed Director, and in 1985, he became Head of McKinsey’s German offices. In 1999, he was named European Chairman of McKinsey & Company before leaving the firm in 2001 from his operational role.

Since 1992, Herbert Henzler has been an Honorary Professor for Strategy and Organizational Consulting at the University of Munich. From 2004 to 2009, he served as Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Board to the Bavarian State Government (WTB). Since 2015, Prof. Henzler has been a member of the jury for the Bavarian program supporting innovation centers, network activities, and start-ups in the field of digitalization.

Herbert Henzler also serves on several supervisory boards, including ottonova AG, xbAV AG, IZA, and FC Bayern München AG, among others.

From 2002 to 2012, he was Chairman of the Advisory Board of Credit Suisse Germany and also served as a Senior Advisor to the Credit Suisse Group.

Since the end of 2012, he has been a Senior Advisor for the investment bank Moelis & Company.