Dr. Maximilian Bader

Professional Focus

• More than 20 years’ experience advising investors, entrepreneurs, and boards on leadership, strategy, and transactions
• Expertise in C-level roles including CEO and functional roles such as CFO, CTO, and CIO, as well as key leadership roles in finance, IT, HR, R&D, procurement, operations, and sales & marketing 
• In-depth industry knowledge in industrial manufacturing, automotive, technology, business services, and management consulting
• International experience in Europe, USA, Australia, and Hong Kong
• Native German, fluent in English

Business Expertise

• Principal at a leading boutique executive search firm with international operations
• Principal, Corporate Finance & Strategy at Boston Consulting Group; member of Corporate Finance Task Force; focused on corporate M&A and private equity
• Senior Manager, Strategy & Transactions and Mergers & Acquisitions at EY (Ernst & Young)
• Manager, Deal Advisory and Corporate Finance - Valuation at KPMG; prior role as Senior Associate
• Research Assistant at Technical University of Munich

Sector Expertise

• Industrial
• Automotive
• Technology
• IT Services & Consulting
• AI, Cloud & Software
• CEO & Board Services
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Professional Services

Education & Certifications

• Ph.D. in empirical corporate finance from Technical University of Munich
• Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in technology and management from Technical University of Munich

Affiliations & Awards

• Guest lecturer at the Technical University of Munich and University of Zurich
• Doctoral scholarship from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom