Artificial intelligence: How the Roland Berger boss wants to reinvent consulting

Roland Berger boss Stefan Schaible wants to redefine how people and agents work together with AI pioneer Jonas Andrulis. The Handelsblatt gained insights into their new company CNTR.

Frankfurt. The joint start-up, CNTR, run by Roland Berger boss Stefan Schaible and founder Jonas Andrulis already has an address: on the banks of the Main in the city of Frankfurt. But the door sign is still missing. The priorities obviously lie elsewhere.

When the founders received the Handelsblatt for an interview on the ninth floor of the Maintor on the edge of the banking district, armchairs, tables and chairs were still being set up. There are packages in the corners. The paint on the walls, a bright orange, has recently dried.

But Andrulis and his team are already at work. Their plan is ambitious: by January they want to develop software based on artificial intelligence (AI) that will help companies develop their own analyzes and strategies - together with employees, AI agents and consultants.

So how should the software stand out from AI solutions from other providers? Who is it intended for? And how do the founders want to make money with it?

It is clear that after leaving Aleph Alpha, 45-year-old Andrulis now has to prove that he can translate his ideas about AI into successful products. And Schaible, in turn, has to change his advice in order to survive in international competition.