Klaus studied Political Economics in Switzerland, Italy and Scotland and obtained his doctorate and PhD in Economic Policy at the University of Fribourg. For ten years he held various managerial positions with Bertelsmann AG, including Business Editor of The Financial Times Deutschland, Editor in Chief and Publisher of Impulse. Frequently published in the press, he is also a respected adviser to senior managers in leading corporations. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the Royal Over-Seas League as well member of several supervisory boards and advisory committees.

Topics

• Strategic Leadership Secrets of Successful Organisations
• Five Ways to Turn Crisis into Opportunity
• The Future of Money and the Implications for Business (World Wide)
• Learning from Champions – What Makes Businesses Truly Successful
• How Business Ethics Help Organizations to Gain a Competitive Advantage
• Conference Host

Publications

• Anstandig fuhren (Attentive Leadership) (2014)
• Unser Weg in den Systemkollaps (Our Way to the Collapse of the System – why we are close to national debt, social unrest and wars) (2010)
• Eigentumsverfassung und Finanzkrise (mit Otto Depenheuer, Paul Kirchhof, Friedrich Merz, Michael Hüther etc.) (2009)
• Praxishandbuch des Mittelstandes (mit Wolfgang Krüger, Gunter Kayser, Hermann Simon, Arnold Weissman etc.) (2006)
• Ökonomie im Lichte der politischen Ethik (2001)

Testimonials

“Everybody liked Klaus’ style and it fitted perfectly for our gala dinner. Klaus was excellent, being both eloquent and entertaining.”

“A great, refreshing, exhilarating speaker with an enormous knowledge, who understands how to get to the point – without PowerPoint!”

“Klaus was great. He was engaging, funny and informative. Definitely not your average economist.”