Dr. Benedikt Herles

As EMA Head of ESG Insights and Innovation at KPMG, Benedikt advises decision-makers on the latest and most pressing sustainability related fields of action. Previously, Benedikt spent many years as a start-up and greentech investor, most recently as founding managing director of the corporate venture capital fund of the Viessmann Group. Benedikt, who holds a doctorate in economics, began his career as a consultant in a leading strategy consulting firm. He is the author of two successful non-fiction books and regularly appears in media to analyze and explain long-term transformational trends and their impact on business and politics.