Roland Berger

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Roland Berger
Born November 22, 1937
Berlin, Germany
Nationality German
Occupation Chairman, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Board member of INSEAD, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Blackstone Group (Advisory), Fresenius SE

Roland Berger (born November 22, 1937, in Berlin) is a German entrepreneur, consultant and philanthropist. He is the founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the international strategy consulting firm Roland Berger Strategy Consultants which he established in Munich, Germany, in 1967.[1][2][3][4][5] He has been a close advisor of Gerhard Schroeder, beginning when Schroeder was the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony and continuing through his tenure as Chancellor of Germany. Berger reportedly declined an offer to become Economics Minister in 1998 when Schroeder became Chancellor because Berger was also advising the politically conservative Prime Minister of Bavaria Edmund Stoiber.[3]

Roland Berger is also the founder of the Roland Berger Foundation for Human Dignity.[6]

Furthermore, Roland Berger is Chairman Germany on the International Advisory Board of Blackstone Group and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of INSEAD.[7] He is also a member of the supervisory board of the pharmaceuticals and healthcare company Fresenius SE.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Profile of Roland Berger, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants website
  2. ^ Carter Dougherty (April 9, 2005). Consultant has politician's ears. International Herald Tribute. “To ask whether Roland Berger, Germany's most important management consultant, has a political home misses the point entirely. The politicians all seem to want him in their homes - that's the point.”
  3. ^ a b Jack Ewing (October 29, 2001). Germany: The power behind the power. BusinessWeek.
  4. ^ Nathaniel C. Nash (October 30, 1995). New Rules on Ownership for German TV. New York Times.
  5. ^ Konstantin Richter (August 17, 1999). German Consulting Guru Seeks U.S. Audience. The Wall Street Journal. “A success story in Germany, Roland Berger has shown that he can make it there. But can he make it anywhere? Starting out as a one-man enterprise in 1967, the Munich-based management consultant has gradually built up an 848-consultant business that today has 31 offices across the globe. In Germany and other parts of Europe, the reputation of Mr. Berger's firm has long been on a par with U.S. strategy giants such as McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Co. Now, he wants to pick a fight in their backyard.”
  6. ^ Profile of Roland Berger, Roland Berger Foundation for Human Dignity website
  7. ^ The INSEAD Board of Directors, INSEAD website
  8. ^ Fresenius SE Supervisory Board, Fresenius SE website
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