Stephan Klaschka, M.Sc., MBA, PMP, PSM-I | Executive, Management Consultant
For more than twenty years, Stephan Klaschka served as a management consultant and strategic innovation executive in positions such as CEO, COO, CIO, Chief Growth Officer, Chief of Staff, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Program/Project Management, and various Director positions in pharmaceutical development, regulatory compliance and quality, and B2B life sciences.
Stephan is driven by his passion for transforming, growing, and turning around companies of all sizes – from startups to Global 20 enterprises worldwide.
As a leader and trusted advisor, Stephan transforms businesses hands-on with organizational leadership, digital strategy, new revenue models, regulatory compliance, and healthcare technology innovations. – A selection of recent engagements includes:
- Principal and Senior Consultant at Scimitar Inc., USA, since 2022
- Sr. R&D Project Manager at Janssen R&D/Johnson&Johnson, USA, 2021-2022
- Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), and GRC Officer at Impetus Healthcare, Canada, 2021
- Business Research and Strategy Consultant at Acrontum GmbH, Germany, 2019-2020
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) at RegASK (a SPRIM company), USA/Singapore, 2019
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Virtual Distance International, USA, 2017-2018
- Business Innovation and Strategy Consultant at Daimler, Germany, 2017
- Program Director and Innovation Trainer at Bayer, USA/UK/Germany, 2016–2017
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO interim) at DITG GmbH, Germany, 2015
- Director, Global Innovation Management and Strategy with Boehringer Ingelheim, USA, 2012-2014. Stephan drove pivotal innovations, leadership development, and digital transformation ‘beyond the pill’ yielding a 100X ROI with value through innovation worth over $700 million.
- Regulatory Compliance Officer at Boehringer Ingelheim, USA
- Director, Clinical Applications Support, North/South America, at Boehringer Ingelheim, USA
- Head of Regional Data Centre, Europe/Africa, at Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
Stephan is an awarded change leader and digital health executive with over 20 years of extensive work experience across converging industries including digital health, pharmaceuticals, clinical operations, regulatory compliance, RegTech, drug development, data analytics, MedTech, automotive, education, engineering, and financial services.
- The Harvard Business Review (HBR) teaching case study ‘Boehringer Ingelheim: Leading Innovation’ features Stephan’s corporate career as an innovator and is part of the curriculum used in business schools and universities around the world (Americas, Europe, MENA, Asia-Pacific).
- Member of the winning team of the MIT Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) 2011, MIT, Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA
Stephan is a serial entrepreneur and sought-after keynote speaker (see events) on intrapreneurship and innovation management and is a guest lecturer at business schools and universities worldwide. He delivers best-in-class innovation workshops and works internationally as a consultant to academia, governments, global corporations, and startups in various industries and geographies including Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA), the Americas, and Asia-Pacific (APAC).
Stephan holds three Masters degrees in Computer Science, Management/Project Management, and Business Administration (MBA) in addition to advanced degrees in Strategic Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Leadership from leading schools in Europe and the United States. He certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2008, Professional SCRUM Master, and is an MIT ACE program graduate.
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