Roland Berger
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|birth_date = November 22, 1937
|birth_place = [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
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'''Roland Berger''' (born [[November 22]], [[1937]], in [[Berlin]]) is a German entrepreneur, consultant and philanthropist. He is the founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the international strategy consulting firm [[Roland Berger Strategy Consultants]] which he established in Munich, Germany, in 1967.<ref>[http://www.rolandberger.com/company/Prof_Roland_Berger.html Profile of Roland Berger], Roland Berger Strategy Consultants website</ref><ref>{{citeweb |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/04/08/business/wbspot09.php |title=Consultant has politician's ears |publisher=''International Herald Tribute'' |author='''Carter Dougherty''' |date=April 9, 2005 |quote=To ask whether Roland Berger, Germany's most important management consultant, has a political home misses the point entirely. The politicians all seem to want him in their homes - that's the point. }}</ref><ref name=power>{{citeweb |title=Germany: The power behind the power |publisher=''BusinessWeek'' |date=October 29, 2001 |author='''Jack Ewing''' |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_44/b3755143.htm }}</ref><Ref>{{citeweb |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEFD61F39F933A05753C1A963958260 |publisher=''New York Times'' |author='''Nathaniel C. Nash''' |title=New Rules on Ownership for German TV |date=October 30, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB934828266833132488.html?mod=googlewsj |publisher=''The Wall Street Journal'' |author='''Konstantin Richter''' |title=German Consulting Guru Seeks U.S. Audience |date=August 17, 1999 |quote=A success story in Germany, Roland Berger has shown that he can make it there. But can he make it anywhere? Starting out as a one-man enterprise in 1967, the Munich-based management consultant has gradually built up an 848-consultant business that today has 31 offices across the globe. In Germany and other parts of Europe, the reputation of Mr. Berger's firm has long been on a par with U.S. strategy giants such as McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Co. Now, he wants to pick a fight in their backyard. }}</ref> He has been a close advisor of [[Gerhard Schroeder]], beginning when Schroeder was the Prime Minister of [[Lower Saxony]] and continuing through his tenure as [[Chancellor of Germany]]. Berger reportedly declined an offer to become [[Federal_Ministry_of_Economics_and_Technology_%28Germany%29|Economics Minister]] in 1998 when Schroeder became Chancellor because Berger was also advising the politically conservative Prime Minister of [[Bavaria]] [[Edmund Stoiber]].<ref name=power />
Roland Berger is also the founder of the [[Roland Berger Foundation for Human Dignity]].<ref>[http://www.rolandbergerstiftung.org/Founder.html Profile of Roland Berger], Roland Berger Foundation for Human Dignity website</ref>
Furthermore, Roland Berger is Chairman Germany on the International Advisory Board of [[Blackstone Group]] and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of [[INSEAD]].<ref>[http://www.insead.edu/discover_insead/who_we_are/board_directors.cfm The INSEAD Board of Directors], INSEAD website</ref> He is also a member of the supervisory board of the pharmaceuticals and healthcare company [[Fresenius SE]].<ref>[http://www.fresenius.se/internet/fag/com/faginpub.nsf/Content/Supervisory+Board+ Fresenius SE Supervisory Board], Fresenius SE website</ref>
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