Benjamin Pankrath

Benjamin Pankrath currently serves as Chief Software Officer Office at Mercedes-Benz AG since June 2024 and is an Executive Board Member at confluentes e. V., directing consulting projects for various company types including Start-ups and F500 companies. Prior experience includes a role in Strategy & Investments at Axel Springer, where board reports on US media portfolio performance were co-authored, and responsibilities at xdeck focused on venture capital management and due diligence. Benjamin also interned with Arbio, concentrating on M&A and fundraising, and contributed to the CEO Office at sennder, performing competitor analyses and supporting angel investments. Academically, Benjamin is pursuing a Bachelor in International Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, alongside studying Business Law at Bucerius Law School and completing a BSc Exchange Semester at the University of Oregon.