About ACI

Marco is an entrepreneur and CEO of ACI. Together with Tijen Onaran, he leads Global Digital Women (GDW), one of the most influential diversity companies in the DACH region.

Marco studied political science, business administration, and sociology in Trier, Germany, and holds an MBA with a focus on public affairs. After graduation, he gained extensive experience in the consulting, IT, logistics, and consumer goods industries. Additionally, he is an investor in Pumpkin Organics and Young Female Mentoring.

Sirid is an experienced strategy consultant and has extensive knowledge in building and supporting corporate diversity programmes. As a consultant at Accenture, she has worked on strategy projects in various industries and sectors and has a profound understanding of the strategic challenges companies of various sizes are facing. Besides that, Sirid has worked continuously on diversity issues in 6 years of professional experience and has developed a deep understanding of the company’s internal issues and challenges in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Linda learned the value of cultural diversity early on – as a high school student, she spent a year living in India. In college, she studied corporate management & economics with a focus on corporate cultures at Zeppelin University. Also, she spent a semester abroad at UC Berkeley in California, where she focused on equity fluent leadership & diversity management in companies. She then deepened her consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group. At ACI, Linda is responsible for corporate strategy & development.

Berit completed her master’s degree in management with a focus on strategy & corporate development and cross-cultural management at the University of Göttingen. As part of her master’s thesis, she conducted a big data analysis of S&P 500 companies to analyze female empowerment in top management. She gained valuable practical experience in the areas of controlling and cooperation & supplier management. At ACI, she mainly provides operational support in consulting projects.

In addition to her Master’s studies in Intercultural HR Development and Communication, Audrey has four years of HR experience in the energy industry. Diversity, equity and inclusion have always been key cornerstones during her work in recruitment and employer branding, as well as in internal talent development and corporate learning projects. At ACI, Audrey is mainly involved in consulting projects for various organisations.