Antonella Mei-Pochtler

Strategist, Supervisory Board Member, Senior Advisor, Head of KofiAnnanAward for Innovation in Africa


Antonella Mei-Pochtler is a strategist with deep experience in the global media, technology and consumer sectors, both as advisor and executive. She worked at The Boston Consulting Group, among others as Global Executive Committee member, and joined the Austrian government as Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Head of ThinkAustria. Currently Antonella Mei-Pochtler serves as Chairwoman of the KofiAnnanAward for Innovation in Africa, as Executive Vice-Chairwoman of Pochtler Industrieholding and as Non-Executive Director of Publicis SA, Westwing SE, and Generali Group S.p.A. Her involvement in a range of social causes, particularly in education, led to the co-founding of the award-winning Business@School and of the Phorms School Network in Germany.