Supervisory & Strategic Leadership

Katharina
von Schacky

Aligning institutional capital with multi-site operating platforms across Europe.

Katharina von Schacky — Keynote Speaker, NZZ Real Estate Days Davos
NZZ Real Estate Days · Davos Keynote Speaker
€145m+
Multi-country operating platform P&L responsibility
€5bn
Institutional real estate portfolio oversight
DE · EU · UK · US
Cross-border platform leadership

Area of Focus

Platform Leadership & Multi-Site Operating Models

Multi-country P&L leadership, platform transformation and capital alignment across European operating businesses backed by institutional capital.

Profile

Katharina von Schacky is a pan-European operating executive specialising in the transformation and scaling of multi-site platforms backed by institutional capital. She has led multi-country operating businesses exceeding €145m in annual revenue and previously oversaw a €5bn institutional real estate portfolio across Germany and Central & Eastern Europe.

Introduction

Katharina von Schacky is a pan-European platform executive specialising in the alignment of institutional capital with scalable multi-site operating models.

Her work focuses on transforming and scaling platform businesses that combine operational performance with capital-intensive infrastructure — including flexible workspace, hospitality-like real estate platforms and other multi-location operating environments.

She has held full P&L responsibility for multi-country operating platforms exceeding €145m in annual revenue and previously oversaw a €5bn institutional real estate portfolio across Germany and Central & Eastern Europe.

Based between Berlin and London, she advises investors, boards and operators on platform transformation, cross-border scaling and the alignment of capital, governance and operating performance.

Expertise

Core Capabilities

01
Platform Transformation

Restructuring and scaling multi-site operating platforms, including operating model design, organisational transformation and performance optimisation.

02
Multi-Site Operating Leadership

Multi-country P&L leadership across complex operating environments with distributed locations and asset-backed infrastructure.

03
Capital & Governance Alignment

Designing capital structures, governance frameworks and investor alignment models for platform-based businesses.

04
Cross-Border Platform Expansion

Scaling operating platforms across European markets, including organisational build-out, market entry and operating standardisation.

Track Record

Selected Experience

WeWork — Managing Director Germany & CEE
Commerz Real — Institutional Real Estate Portfolio (€5bn AUM)
Platform leadership across Germany, Europe, UK and the US

Visibility

Media & Speaking

Keynotes
NZZ Real Estate Days · Davos
Keynote Speaker
Keynote
Real PropTech
Keynote & Panel
Keynote
Zukunftsforum Fraunhofer IAO · Heilbronn
Speaker
Keynote
Panels
Vordenkerkonferenz
Speaker Panel
Panel
GRI Club
Member & Participant
Panel
SaaS Day
Panel — Die Arbeit der Zukunft gestalten
Panel
Press & Interviews
Future Workplace Conference
Short Interview
Interview
Capital Magazine
Interview on the future of coworking
Press
Finanzwelt
Women in real estate leadership feature
Press

Get in Touch

Let's connect.

Available for board advisory, supervisory roles and strategic engagements across Europe.

Based Berlin & London