David Rochholz
Senior Manager @Netlight
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Manager @Netlight
Founded and scaled Netlight’s Cologne office; today it is among the firm’s strongest-growing offices.• Lead digital transformation work centred on platforms, AI and citizen development in complex organisations.• Drive people development: hiring, mentoring and capability building across sales, talent and consulting.• Interview candidates for both management and technical roles.• Partner with clients across aviation, clinical services, private equity, real estate, financial services, retail and e-commerce, people and HR tech, media and publishing, and industrials.
EDUCATION
Odessa Polytechnic National University
Computer Science
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Leadership of Innovation and Change, International Immersion Programme
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, Management, and Technology
Fachhochschule Erfurt
Master of Science - MS, Applied Computer Science
Fachhochschule Erfurt
Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied Computer Science
Schule zum Technischen Assistenten für Informatik Hof
Technical Assistant in Computer Science, Computer Science
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
External PhD Candidate in Digital Platform Management, Management Information Systems
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID ROCHHOLZ
I’m a technology consultant with 10+ years of building and applying software and AI to deliver digital transformation. I’ve been with Netlight since 2018 and, since 2022, I’ve been helping open and scale our Cologne office. It has become one of Netlight’s strongest-growing offices in recent years. I split my time between client delivery, people development, and practice building.Selected impact• Cologne practice building: hiring, mentoring, and shaping a collaborative, multidisciplinary team across sales, talent, and consulting.• Hands-on consulting and advisory across aviation, clinical services, private equity, real estate, financial services, retail & e-commerce, people/HR tech, media & publishing, and industrials.• Advisory alongside delivery: such as navigating Netlight\'s partnership with the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator AI Portfolio.I’m an external PhD candidate in Information Systems at the University of Bamberg. My research focuses on digital platforms, AI, and citizen development (low-code/no-code), how organisations innovate and govern, and how these factors play into mergers and acquisitions.I speak about: transformation strategy; M&A and technology; AI & LCNC in transformation; building practices and capability-led change.
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