Christopher Kummer
Founder & CEO at Kummer Investment & Advisory GmbH
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolChristopher Kummer is a founder, CEO and academic leader with over two decades of experience shaping strategy, M&A and HR outcomes for corporates, governments and intergovernmental organizations. As President of the Vienna-based IMAA and founder of Kummer Investment & Advisory and the Change Institute, he has advised on transactions across the full deal lifecycle totaling more than EUR 12 billion and placed C‑level and board executives globally. He blends rigorous academic credentials (PhD TU Berlin, MBA St. Gallen, faculty roles at Harvard, IMD, Hult and others) with deep practitioner experience from PwC and senior executive search. Christopher frequently delivers executive education and keynote speeches worldwide, and his commentary has been featured in major outlets such as the Financial Times and Bloomberg. He also serves on director networks in the GCC and Singapore and contributes to UNCTAD research, reflecting a rare mix of practical dealcraft, governance expertise and policy engagement. An underappreciated strength is his sustained focus on post‑merger integration and human capital—areas where he repeatedly turns strategy into measurable post‑deal value.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
lic. oec. HSG (MBA), Strategy & Organization, lic. oec. HSG (MBA), Strategy & Organization at University of St. GallenStrategy in a Global World, Strategy in a Global World at Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of ManagementDr. rer. oec. (PhD), Business Administration, Dr. rer. oec. (PhD), Business Administration at Technische Universität BerlinFaculty Training, Institute for Strategy & Competition, Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC), Faculty Training, Institute for Strategy & Competition, Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) at Harvard Business School
English, German, French
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Github contributions (5)
chkummer/PunchedCard
Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:100 commits, 82 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
chkummer/ChoclateMold
Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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