Prof. Dr. Bolko v. Oetinger

Education

• Political Science and Business Administration in Berlin, completing his doctorate degree under Arnulf Baring
• Master in Business Administration (MBA), Stanford, USA

Professional Career

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (1974 – 2008)

• Assignments in Menlo Park, Paris and lastly in Munich
• Focus on Strategy, Organization, and Innovation
• Responsible for the Kronberger Conferences (1981 – 2005)
• Worldwide Executive Committee, member (1983 – 1995)
• Responsible for Global Marketing (1994 – 1998)
• Founder and director of the BCG-Strategy Institute (1998 – 2008)
• Senior Advisor of BCG (2008 – 2009)

Advisory Board Membership

• Capvis, a Swiss Private Equity firm (since 2007)

University Activities 

• Stanford Graduate School of Business – Advisory Board (1999 – 2004)
• WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management, Guest Professor lecturing on ‘Strategic Management’ (since 1998) Honorary Professor (2004)
• Association of University Professors of Business Administration (VHB), Board of Management (since 2008)

Member of the Board of Trustees

• The Eberhard von Kuenheim Trust
• Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics
• Association for Business History (GUG)
• Friends of Haus der Kunst

Publications

Numerous articles and books covering business strategy, including:

• “The Boston Consulting Strategy Book“ (1993)
• “Wie kommt das Neue in die Welt?“ together with Heinrich v. Pierer (1997)
• “Clausewitz on Strategy“together with Tiha von Ghyczy and Christopher Bassford (2001)
• “Hansel and Gretel and the Cuba Crisis: 13 new approaches to Strategy“ (2006)