Christoph Schweizer vs Nick Studer

Christoph Schweizer

CEO of Boston Consulting Group

BIO: https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/christoph-schweizer Christoph Schweizer is CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), elected May 2021. Prior to his 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 (WEF) International Business Council. In 2020 and 2021, Christoph was recognized as a HERoes Advocate Executive Role Model by INvolve People for his work with Women@BCG related to the hiring, promotion and retention of women. Throughout his career, Christoph has supported clients in healthcare, 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.

Nick Studer

CEO of Oliver Wyman

BIO: Nick has over 20 years of experience consulting in the UK, Continental Europe and North America. He has worked with chief executives and other senior leaders of the world's top companies on topics spanning governance, strategy, financial planning, risk management and public policy & regulatory response. Nick has advised senior government leaders and policy makers on topics of industry competitiveness and stability, and supported the World Economic Forum on the Role of Financial Services in Society. He has co-authored many articles and studies, including support for Her Majesty's Treasury in proposing a 10-year vision for the Global Competitiveness of the UK's Financial Services Industry; and several projects leading the global debate on compensation. Nick was a founding Director of TheCityUK and a founding advisory board member of the FICC Markets Standards Board. Nick is a keen advocate of inclusion and a sponsor of diversity – he sits on the firm’s inclusion council, is executive sponsor of Oliver Wyman’s racial and ethnic diversity group, and was named a Top 20 advocate by INvolve/EMpower.