President
The President of the HWR Berlin oversees the University's business and administrative affairs and acts as the University's ambassador. In particular, he is responsible for developing the university and its organisation strategically, for structural planning and for ensuring that the university is operated in a proper manner.
Prof. Dr. Andreas Zaby
Professor of International Management
Postal address
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
Badensche Straße 52
10825 Berlin
Visiting address
Campus Schöneberg
Building A,
Room A 2.34
Badensche Straße 52
10825 Berlin
Since 1 April 2016: President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law
1 October 2016 – 30 September 2018: Spokesman (Universities of Applied Science) in the Berliner Landeskonferenz der Rektoren und Präsidenten LKRP (Berlin University President’s Conference) and member of the HRK Senate (German Rectors’ Conference)
From 1 April 2014 until 31 March 2016: Deputy President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL)
2010–2014: Vice President of the Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL)
2009/10: Dean of studies at the Institute of Management Berlin (IMB)
Since 2008: Professor of International Management, BSEL
2000–2008: Chief Financial Officer, biopharmaceutical company, Munich and Chapel Hill, USA
1998–2000: Management consultant at Bain & Company, Munich and Zurich
1994–1998: Research assistant at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena
1989–1994: Student of Business Administration in Bayreuth and San Diego, California
Honorary Office
Since 1 January 2020: Member of the Board of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
Since 1 July 2018 Member of the Steering Committee of GATE-Germany
2018 Member of the Steering Committee of the Conference “Going Global” (British Council)
Since 1 April 1 2016: Chairman of the UAS7
Since 2013 Member of the Board of Asia Pacific Forum Berlin
Since 1 June 2012 Member of the Advisory Board for Development Cooperation of the Senator for Economics, Technology and Research