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Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt works at KuppingerCole as a Lead Advisor with a focus on Identity and Access Management (IAM). In his career, Phillip has supported numerous customer projects addressing strategic and operational challenges in IAM. Most of these projects have been in the highly regulated financial services sector. Across different companies, clients and sectors, Phillip has a total of seven years of experience in the IAM space. With this knowledge, he successfully supports KuppingerCole's clients with strategic and operational issues around IAM.
Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt joined KuppingerCole in January 2021 as Senior Advisor & Analyst. Today, as Lead Advisor, Phillip has responsibility for several customer projects and ensures the value of the projects for KuppingerCole customers.
After his studies in economics and finance, Phillip started working in a consulting firm and joined an ongoing IAM project of a large bank in Frankfurt. This laid a foundation for future projects and his career as a consultant. Phillip also incorporated the practical experience he gained into his dissertation "Profitability of Identity and Access Management in the Digital Transformation".
Prior to KuppingerCole, Phillip worked for various management consultancies, primarily advising major banks and financial service providers on challenges related to the IT security infrastructure on the topic of identity and access management (IAM). His focus was on functional content and activities, such as the establishment of a company-wide authorization structure, the cleansing of historical data and the functional design of IAM-relevant processes.
