Katrin Suder
Advisory Board Member
Katrin is a MAP Global Advisory Board member, and brings over two decades of strategy consulting and leadership experience – as well as a deep expertise in technology, digitalisation and corporate strategy.
From 2019 to 2022, Katrin served as chairperson of the Advisory Council on Digitalisation to the German Federal Government.
From August 2014 to April 2018, she served as state secretary for the German Federal Ministry of Defence, where she was responsible for armament, cyber and information technology, as well as planning matters.
Prior to this, Katrin worked for the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co, where she was elected director in 2012. As director, Katrin oversaw German and international consulting projects, with a focus on leading companies and institutions in the telecommunications, software and information technology sector.
Her projects spanned strategy, governance and organisation, and technology, as well as transformation and large-scale projects. In addition, Katrin led several knowledge initiatives, especially focusing on diversity.
Katrin holds a PhD in computational neuroscience from the University of Bochum, a degree in physics from RWTH Aachen University and a BA in German literature and theatre studies.
Katrin is the co-author of Das geopolitische Risiko, published in January 2022.Katrin is on the boards of Cloudfare and DHL. She also serves on the board of trustees of the Hertie School of Governance and Save the Children.