Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Michael Schefczyk

  • Born March 31, 1967 in Hamburg, Germany
  • 1986-1989: Student of Industrial Engineering at Universität Hamburg
  • 1989-1990: Student of Industrial Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, as a Fulbright scholar, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
  • 05/1994: Doctorate in Business Administration (Dr. rer. pol.) at Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, based on an empirical dissertation on key success factors in declining industries, focusing on the foundry industry
  • 12/1997: Post-doctoral degree (Habilitation) in Business Administration at Gerhard-Mercator-Universität Duisburg, based on an empirical work on key success factors of German venture capital firms. "Bifego" entrepreneurship research prize 1999 and entrepreneurship 2000 award by Heinz Ansmann-Foundation
  • 04/1991 through 04/1999: Management consultant at Booz·Allen & Hamilton in Düsseldorf, (Communications, Media & Technology practice (principal/member of the German management team since 10/1997)
    • Industry Focus: Telecommunications, Manufacturing
    • Functional Focus: Strategic Management, Innovation Management, Process Optimization
  • Since 03/1999: Founding partner at Analyticum GmbH, management consultants in Dresden and Düsseldorf
  • Since 05/1999: Full Professor, Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Technische Universität Dresden and Project Leadership dresden|exists - Startup-Initiative for Universities and Research Facilities in Dresden
  • Ca. 40 German and English language publications and ca. 75 presentations at national and international conferences on business administration topics