Dr. Kasturi Dadhe

Dr. Kasturi Dadhe is an expert in international cooperation, investment promotion and strategic business development with a focus on Indo-German economic relations. She has over 15 years of professional experience at the interface of business, administration and diplomacy.

Most recently, she worked for several years as Director Investment Promotion at FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH. Her broad country portfolio ranged from India, the UK and Ireland to Singapore and Australia, which gave her the opportunity to work not only with a variety of industries but also closely with international chambers of commerce and industry associations. Her work also involved close contacts with regional government authorities across Europe, which further deepened her understanding of common European objectives and cooperation potential.

Previously, she was responsible for the supervision and further development of German-Indian projects in the fields of business, culture and public relations at the Indian Consulate General in Frankfurt.

Her academic career has taken her from a doctorate at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz to an Executive MBA at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and further training at the LSE and Oxford.

In addition to her professional expertise, Dr. Dadhe is characterized by her multilingualism (German, English, Hindi, Marathi) and her ability to mediate between different systems, ways of thinking and cultures.

In her role at WB, she is active in both Germany and India and supports our clients in business development, strategic positioning and communication with local partners.