Antonella Mei-Pochtler

Born on May 17, 1958, of Italian nationality, Antonella Mei-Pochtler is a Senior Leader with extensive experience in the Consumer, Media&Technology sectors. She has held key leadership positions within The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) at European and global level and has focussed her activities on Digital Transformation, Strategy and Organization.

Named a Top 25 Global Consultant by Consulting magazine, she was awarded the Women Leaders in Consulting Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 .

She is involved in a wide range of activities and social causes, especially on educational equity. She serves as Deputy Chairwoman of Westwing AG, on the Board of DKMS and Teach For All. She is also a cofounder of BCG’s education project Business@School, for which she earned the German president’s Freedom and Responsibility Award in 2002.

For more than twenty years, she has organized the Brand Club, a top branding and media- focused conference for CEOs in Germany. She is currently the Head of ThinkAustria, the Strategy & Planning Unit of the Federal Chancellor of Austria.