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Christoph Schweizer is CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), elected May 2021. Prior to this role, he was BCG’s chairman for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He has also served as a member of the firm's Executive and Operating Committees since 2014.

Christoph is a member of several leading organizations, including the Business Roundtable and the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council. From 2020-2023, INvolve People recognized Christoph as a HERoes Advocate Executive Role Model for his work with Women@BCG related to the hiring, promotion, and retention of women.

Throughout his career, Christoph has supported clients in health care and private equity, and across industries in major transformational programs such as digital transformations and post-merger integrations. He is a passionate supporter of a wide range of social impact activities, in particular related to sustainability and fighting climate change.

Christoph joined BCG in 1997, first in Munich, and then New York from 2007 to 2012, before returning to Munich. He received an MBA from University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business and holds a BA from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Koblenz.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, University of Texas at Austin
  • BA, WHU Koblenz

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • HERoes Advocate Executive Role Model, INvolve People, 2020-2023

Publications and Videos

CNBC: Unlocking Business Impact with (Gen)AI

At Davos 2024, BCG CEO Christoph Schweizer highlights that creating value with AI requires an organization and its people to fully embrace the technology.

CEO to CEO

The CEO’s agenda is a formidable one: generating profitable growth, managing costs, navigating geopolitics, harnessing AI, empowering talent, advancing sustainability. Navigating the role demands deep insight to help make sense of the world, solve challenges, and excel.

Sustainability Report 2023

This annual report highlights the many ways in which BCG discovers the most valuable, sustainable, and innovative solutions—turning bold ideas into exponential impact around the world.

Key Themes for Davos 2024

BCG CEO Christoph Schweizer shares what will be top of mind for leaders at the 2024 World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos.

The CEO's Guide to COP28

Record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events are affecting the bottom-line for businesses. At COP28 Christoph Schweizer, BCG's CEO, explains why leaders have to accelerate their operational resilience.

C-Suite Priorities

BCG CEO, Christoph Schweizer, introduces the results of BCG's latest C-Suite Survey, with insights drawn from the perspectives of global executives on navigating the current uncertain economic and geopolitical landscape.

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As Vaccines Roll Out, Testing Still Matters

Multiple scenarios for the US and four EU countries point to a continued need for COVID-19 testing through 2024, with demand peaking in the seasonally affected first quarters of 2021 and 2022.
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Going Beyond the Rhetoric

Globalization isn’t dying; it’s changing. Companies that base their strategies on an outdated narrative risk missing some of the world’s biggest growth opportunities.
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Medtech May Be Emerging Markets’ Next New Thing

Medtech has been a late bloomer in emerging markets, but as demand for health care in these regions increases, local medtech companies are positioned for success.
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Competing on Outcomes: Winning Strategies for Value-Based Health Care

A new focus on value is fundamentally changing the terms of competition in the health care market. The winners will be organizations that compete on outcomes.