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After a 32 years international career in IBM that included various executive line and staff positions,
Richard Straub in 2006 took on the role as director of corporate services and EU affairs at EFMD, a global network of business schools and corporations, focusing on the quality of management and talent development. In the same year he became secretary general of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) and a senior advisor to IBM. In partnership with EFMD and other institutions he subsequently launched the Peter Drucker Society of Austria in 2008 and in 2010 the Peter Drucker Society Europe – he is president of both. As a thought leader at the intersection of business and academia he is a keynote speaker at international conferences and member of various boards and Advisory Groups.

Richard is married with Ilse and has 2 children and 4 grandchildren.