Stephan Klaschka

As an executive or consultant, I help startups to Global 20 companies innovate, grow and manage their business from strategy to hands-on implementation.

I drive transformational change, technology innovation, and turn around difficult situations in ambiguous environments while consistently exceeding expectations and key operational targets for measurable growth, cost savings, people development, and increased productivity while safeguarding regulatory compliance and stakeholders.

My international work experience as a CEO, COO, executive, and entrepreneur spans over 20 years utilizing emerging technologies in converging industries including pharmaceuticals ‘beyond the pill’, digital health, Medtech devices, data analytics, engineering, Read more

As an executive or consultant, I help startups to Global 20 companies innovate, grow and manage their business from strategy to hands-on implementation.

I drive transformational change, technology innovation, and turn around difficult situations in ambiguous environments while consistently exceeding expectations and key operational targets for measurable growth, cost savings, people development, and increased productivity while safeguarding regulatory compliance and stakeholders.

My international work experience as a CEO, COO, executive, and entrepreneur spans over 20 years utilizing emerging technologies in converging industries including pharmaceuticals ‘beyond the pill’, digital health, Medtech devices, data analytics, engineering, automotive, government, and academia.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Led the global digital innovation function of a Top 20 pharma company driving pivotal innovations, digital transformation yielding 100X ROI worth >$700 million, OCM, and leadership development.
- Transformed a legacy consulting business into world-leading predictive analytics SaaS startup.
- Turned around a struggling SaaS telehealth firm in 6 months growing revenue 360% attracting VC.
- Created NextGen programs with 10X ROI return at Global 500 companies developing emerging leaders, inspiring new patents, products, corporate accelerators, Organizational Effectiveness depts.
- Spearheaded remote workplace flexibility program for 10,000 employees saving >$100 million.
- Oversaw operation departments at a Global 500 serving 70.000+ critical systems users worldwide.
- Keynote speaker at Pharma PPM, ‘Rethink Healthcare’ and ‘Disrupting Healthcare with Wearables and Digital Health’ conferences; awarded innovator, intrapreneur, digital innovation thought-leader.
- HBR and Ivey Business School teaching case study features my corporate career as an innovator.

Every engagement is unique. The scope and compensation is agreed with the client during the initial consultation.
Daily rate (8 hours) depends on planned length of engagement and whether presence at a client location is requested.  Pricing is net without travel and related expenses but open for negotiation for longer project duration.

Stephan has worked with a wide range of organizations, including the following:
(Note that confidential client engagements are not listed due to active Secrecy and Confidentiality Agreements.)

Management Consulting
• Convergence Engineers, Thailand
• Eularis Limited, Hong Kong
• Flexpaths, USA
• Futurethink, USA
• Goetzpartners Corporate Finance GmbH, Germany
• Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), USA
• Life Science Quest, USA
• Market Gravity, USA
• Pinchot&Co., USA
• Virtual Distance International (VDI), USA

Bio-Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
• Bayer Schering Pharma AG
• BlueCross BlueShield, USA
• Boehringer Ingelheim, (worldwide)
• Everyday Pharma, USA
• Guerbet Group, France
• Janssen, USA
• MediData Solutions, USA
• WellPoint (now: Anthem), USA

Education and Non-for-Profit Organizations
• Advanced Learning Institute (ALI), USA
• Ashoka, USA and France
• CeBIT, Germany
• Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, USA
• CURE Innovation Commons, USA
• Drug Information Association (DIA), USA
• Employee Benefit Consulting Group (EBCG), USA and Slovakia
• Exl Pharma, USA
• Eyeforpharma, USA
• Freie Universitat Berlin (FU Berlin), Germany
• HULT International Business School
• Institute for International Research (IIR), USA
• Intrapreneurship Conference, Belgium
• Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• Marcus Evans, USA
• Med+, Germany
• NALC, USA
• National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA, now Prospanica), USA
• Panagora Pharma, USA
• PEIX Healthcare Communications, Germany
• Pharmacia Consulting, USA
• Q1 Productions, USA
• Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA) Connecticut chapter, USA
• University of Bridgeport (UB), USA
• University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA
• University of Helsinki, Finland
• Tierarztliche Hochschule Hannover (TIHO), Germany
• Yale University, Human Resources, USA

Financial Services
• Allstate, USA
• AXA Equitable, USA
• Transamerica, USA

Engineering and Manufacturing
• SKF, France

Media Organizations
• EidosMedia, USA
• ESPN, USA British Consulate-General, Boston, USA
• TechCrunch, USA

Government Organizations
• United States Postal Service, USA
• British Consulate-General, Boston, USA
• German Accelerator New York, USA

Software / Technology / Incubators / Accelerators
• Academy of Corporate Entrepreneurs, Germany
• BluePrint Health, USA
• Fraunhofer Venture, Germany
• German Accelerator New York, USA
• TribeHR, USA

Stephan has worked with a wide range of organizations, including the following:
(Note that confidential client engagements are not listed due to active Secrecy and Confidentiality Agreements.)

Management Consulting
• Convergence Engineers, Thailand
• Eularis Limited, Hong Kong
• Flexpaths, USA
• Futurethink, USA
• Goetzpartners Corporate Finance GmbH, Germany
• Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), USA
• Life Science Quest, USA
• Market Gravity, USA
• Pinchot&Co., USA
• Virtual Distance International (VDI), USA

Bio-Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
• Bayer Schering Pharma AG
• BlueCross BlueShield, USA
• Boehringer Ingelheim, (worldwide)
• Everyday Pharma, USA
• Guerbet Group, France
• Janssen, USA
• MediData Solutions, USA
• WellPoint (now: Anthem), USA

Education and Non-for-Profit Organizations
• Advanced Learning Institute (ALI), USA
• Ashoka, USA and France
• CeBIT, Germany
• Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, USA
• CURE Innovation Commons, USA
• Drug Information Association (DIA), USA
• Employee Benefit Consulting Group (EBCG), USA and Slovakia
• Exl Pharma, USA
• Eyeforpharma, USA
• Freie Universitat Berlin (FU Berlin), Germany
• HULT International Business School
• Institute for International Research (IIR), USA
• Intrapreneurship Conference, Belgium
• Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• Marcus Evans, USA
• Med+, Germany
• NALC, USA
• National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA, now Prospanica), USA
• Panagora Pharma, USA
• PEIX Healthcare Communications, Germany
• Pharmacia Consulting, USA
• Q1 Productions, USA
• Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA) Connecticut chapter, USA
• University of Bridgeport (UB), USA
• University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA
• University of Helsinki, Finland
• Tierarztliche Hochschule Hannover (TIHO), Germany
• Yale University, Human Resources, USA

Financial Services
• Allstate, USA
• AXA Equitable, USA
• Transamerica, USA

Engineering and Manufacturing
• SKF, France

Media Organizations
• EidosMedia, USA
• ESPN, USA British Consulate-General, Boston, USA
• TechCrunch, USA

Government Organizations
• United States Postal Service, USA
• British Consulate-General, Boston, USA
• German Accelerator New York, USA

Software / Technology / Incubators / Accelerators
• Academy of Corporate Entrepreneurs, Germany
• BluePrint Health, USA
• Fraunhofer Venture, Germany
• German Accelerator New York, USA
• TribeHR, USA