Prof. Dr. Mario Vaupel is the CEO of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. He also holds the position of Professor of Sustainable Leadership at Steinbeis University, where he serves as the Director of the Institute of Executive Capabilities. In addition, he is the founder and principal of L21st Consulting, a professional services firm specializing in supporting companies in developing leadership capabilities. Up until 2010, Mario Vaupel was the founding Head of the ERGO Management Academy. In this capacity, he was responsible for designing and implementing a strategy-driven leadership development structure for the senior executive levels within the ERGO Group. His most recent project involved creating a business plan to integrate all training departments of the ERGO Group, coordinating the efforts of 430 employees from seven different companies. Before joining the ERGO Group, he participated in various change management and leadership development activities at HDI, Victoria, and the Allianz Group.

Mario Vaupel is a former Board member and currently serves as an Executive Advisor to the EFMD. He has also facilitated the EFMD Special Interest Group on “Leadership Development 2.0” and is a member of the Academic Board of DUW. He studied at universities in Wuppertal, Bochum, and Amsterdam, graduating with honors in both psychology and economic sciences.