Katrin Habenschaden is a senior leader with a distinctive track record spanning business, politics and public administration. As a consultant in the Industrial Practice, she advises senior leaders and organizations across public, infrastructure-intensive and highly regulated sectors both nationally and internationally. With a specific industrial focus on sustainable mobility, ESG-driven corporate development, municipal infrastructure and financial services, Katrin is recognized for navigating complex cross-sector environments to align diverse stakeholders and translate sustainability ambitions into effective governance, leadership and operational strategy. She is passionate about helping organizations translate transformation ambitions into lasting impact through effective leadership, organizational design, governance and culture.
Strategic leadership in industrial sustainability and cross-sector transformation
- As head of sustainability and environment (group-wide) at Deutsche Bahn AG, Katrin directed CSO responsibilities, ESG transformation, risk management and non-financial reporting for one of Germany’s largest mobility groups, while serving on the supervisory boards of DB Fernverkehr AG and DB Energie GmbH.
- As the second mayor of Munich, Katrin led executive decision-making across mobility, climate and environment, economic development and urban construction, while chairing supervisory boards for major municipal enterprises.
- She spent nearly two decades in banking and financial services at Munich City Savings Bank, serving as treasury advisor for proprietary investments, key account manager for complex financing structures and deputy head of credit.
Katrin holds a degree in business administration, specializing in leadership and financial accounting, from Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences and is a certified banking specialist. She serves as deputy chair of the supervisory board at GLS Bank and advisory board member at the Institute for Mobility (University of St. Gallen) and Munich University of Philosophy. She is also a member of Rotary International.