Daniel Dunkhase
Executive Leadership Consultant. Berlin.
I help companies achieve better business results through effective leadership and the smart use of AI.
My approach is rooted in six years at the Management Centre St. Gallen, where I trained in systems-oriented management and applied it in client projects worldwide. After that, several years at a top-tier German consulting firm, followed by many years of independent practice. Over the past 25 years, I have worked with more than 5,500 leaders across 20+ countries on five continents — primarily with senior executives and the C-suite.
Today, I am updating these proven approaches for the age of AI. As a certified Master Business with AI (MBAI®) and AI Integration Expert (Hochschule Fresenius, Leaders of AI), I systematically deploy AI in my own consulting practice. What I've learned from transforming my own business feeds directly into my work with clients.
Industries I've worked across include automotive, mechanical engineering, chemicals, semiconductors, steel processing, transport and logistics, banking and insurance, retail, and IT/telecommunications.
I publish in professional journals including Wirtschaft und Management (Springer Nature). I work with CEOs and HR executives alike — from mid-sized companies to large corporations.
At a Glance
Qualifications & Certifications
Dipl.-Oec. (Graduate Economist) · 6 years Management Centre St. Gallen
Systemic consulting and coaching · Organizational development
Diagnostics: Hogan Assessment, MBTI, Reflector Big Five, Persolog
AI qualifications: Master Business with AI (MBAI®) and AI Integration Expert (Hochschule Fresenius / Leaders of AI)
Delegation Lead DACH, Association for Talent Development (ATD)
AI with Integrity
The EU AI Act establishes human-centered AI as European law. This is not just regulation — it is a competitive advantage: a clear framework builds trust with employees and customers and strengthens sustainable AI adoption in organizations.
This is also my working principle. I operate according to European values: transparency, autonomy, fairness, data protection. My tech stack prioritizes European providers wherever performant alternatives are available. The human decides — AI supports.
Human first. Rights protected. AI for good. Proudly European.
Publications
Was wir in der Führung verlernen müssen — Um in Zukunft weiter wirksam zu sein. Wirtschaft und Management, Springer Nature (January 2026).
Leader's Sidekicks: Custom-GPTs als strategisches Führungsinstrument — Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management, Springer Nature (June 2025).
My AI Stack — Transparent
European infrastructure (for personal and client data): Mistral (France) · Langdock (Germany) · n8n (Germany) · Aiven (Finland) · AWS Frankfurt · HubSpot EU · Microsoft Azure EU
Additional AI tools (no personal or client data): OpenAI · Anthropic · Freepik · et al.
Contact
Dunkhase Leadership Consulting
Dipl.-Oec. Daniel Dunkhase
Pohlstr. 1 · 10785 Berlin
T +49 30 2579 4150
info@dunkhase-consulting.com
