Louis Klein

Dr. Louis Klein is a leading expert in the field of systemic change management and

complex project management on a global, cross-cultural stage. He is the founder of

Systemic Excellence Group and since 2001 Consortial Partner & President.

Dr. Klein studied management sciences, cybernetics, sociology, anthropology,

psychology, philosophy, politics and economics at universities in Germany and the

UK. Dr. Klein holds a PhD in systems theory-based sociology.

He is chairman of the Focus Group on Social and Cultural Complexity with the

International Center for Complex Project Management (ICCPM). He was Vice President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) and is currently director at the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC). He is member of the German Society for Political Consultants (degepol). He served as Head of Project Studies at HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance, and at the faculty of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership.

In 2010 Dr. Klein was awarded the Inaugural Research Prize of the International

Center for Complex Project Management for his works on social complexity in project management.

Louis Klein is a long distance runner and mountaineer, a wine lover and wannabe

accordionist. He is father of two children and lives in Berlin-Mitte.