Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger

"As a child during the second world war, I saw, even in my own family, how political distress can cause fear and suffering, and how precious human dignity and tolerance are. At the same time, I feel that I belong to a very privileged generation: I have enjoyed more than 60 years of peace and increasing prosperity. I feel a need to share this good fortune with others. That is why I want my foundation to promote equity of opportunity in education, thus further opening the top of the social funnel, ultimately benefiting all members of society." (Roland Berger)

Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger is founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Munich. He studied business administration in Munich and Hamburg.

Roland Berger was a lecturer in marketing and advertising at the Technical University of Munich from 1971 to 1972. He has been a guest professor at the Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus since 1996, and honorary professor for business administration and management consulting since 2000. He is a member of the councils of Ludwig Maximilian University, the Technical University of Munich and the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. He also sits on the advisory and supervisory boards of several international companies, such as The Blackstone Group, New York; Fiat Group, Turin; and Telecom Italy. He serves on various other advisory and supervisory boards for international companies, such as Alcan, Montreal; Komatsu, Tokyo; the Sony Corporation, Tokyo. Roland Berger is Honorary Consul General of Finland in Bavaria and Thuringia.

Roland Berger has authored and published numerous articles and publications.