Eckart, based in Frankfurt, is a leader of our Organizational Practice in Germany. He is also a member of the McKinsey Global Institute Council, which advises on MGI research on global economic, business, and technology trends.
He focuses on a broad set of strategic and operational issues related to global banking. Eckart served a global bank on its operating model redesign and the digitization of key client processes. He also worked for regional banks helping them develop divisional strategies, change programs, and strategic scenarios to inform planning and stress-testing initiatives.
Eckart has co-led several research efforts, including MGI's New dynamics of financial globalization, Roadmap for integrating Europe's refugees, and a Window of opportunity for Europe as well as McKinsey reports on the Future of the Euro and The global banking industry: The triple transformation. He is a frequent speaker on the future of Europe and on global financial issues.
Prior to joining McKinsey, he held internships with McKinsey in Vienna and with leading German law firms in Hamburg and Düsseldorf. He also participated in a 2-year apprenticeship program at Siemens AG.
Published work
“Reviving innovation in Europe,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2019
“Tackling Europe’s gap in digital and AI,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2019
“Smarter analytics for banks,” McKinsey & Company, September 2018
"Are corporate bonds a bubble ready to burst?," Financial Times, July 2018
“Rising corporate debt: Peril or promise?,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2018
“Europe’s refugees: Refocusing on integration,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2018
"As European banks retreat from the world stage China is stepping up," Harvard Business Review, September 2017
"Here's what central bankers should really be focusing on at Jackson Hole," Fortune, August 2017
“Stimulating digital adoption in Germany,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2017
“The brightening mood of European business—and what it means for investment,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2017
"Agility lessons from utilities," McKinsey Quarterly, December 2015
"A window of opportunity for Europe," McKinsey Global Institute, June 2015
Education
University of Munich
Ph.D in European competition law
University of Bonn
Undergraduate degree in law