About me

Gustav Weder  PhD

 

I am an experienced leadership advisor and executive coach known for combining senior level corporate experience, academic rigor, and elite athletic performance, into a distinctive, high impact consulting approach. My career spans organizational leadership, interdisciplinary research, and world class sport, giving me a rare ability to translate complex human dynamics into clear, actionable strategies for leaders and teams.

 

I bring 18 years of experience as a human resource executive in large multinational companies. My core competencies include aligning people strategy with corporate strategy, organizational development, executive talent and succession management, leadership development architectures and implementation, performance management, people analytics, and compensation and benefits. 

 

In addition, I have 10 years of experience as a management consultant, supporting national and multinational organizations in organizational development, executive coaching, career development, and career transition, with more than 80 mandates successfully completed. 

 

I also spent 10 years as an entrepreneur and owner of Weder Bobsleigh Racing, competing successfully at the Olympic and World Championship levels. 

 

My industry experience spans Technology, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Management Consulting, and Sport.

 

Academically, I hold a PhD in Political and Social Science from the University of Göttingen (Germany), a Master of Arts in Economics and Performance Psychology from the University of Ottawa (Canada), and a Master of Science from the ETH Zurich (Switzerland).

 

I am fluent in German and English.

 

For further details, please visit my LinkedIn profile.