Horst Teltschik, PhD (hon), Adviser to the Board
Horst Teltschik graduated in political science, modern history and international law from the Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin). From 1982 to 1990, he headed the division of foreign and intra-German relations, development policy and external security (foreign & security office) within the federal chancellery. In October 1983 he also became the chancellor’s deputy chief of staff.
Teltschik was chief executive of the Bertelsmann foundation, one of Germany’s most influential political think-tanks, in 1991 and 1992. On the management board of BMW, he was in charge of public affairs from 1993 to June 2000; he continued to serve the BMW board as representative to Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East until 2003. From 2003 to 2006, he was president of Boeing Germany.
In addition, Teltschik lectured at the economics faculty of the Technical University of Munich from 1996 to 2007, where he was appointed honorary professor in 2003. From 1999 to 2008, he chaired the Munich Security Conference.
Today, Teltschik advises an international clientele on business and political issues. He sits on the supervisory and advisory boards of German, Swiss and American companies as well as non-profit organizations. Teltschik has been president of the German-Israeli business association (Deutsch-Israelische Wirtschaftsvereinigung, DIW) in Munich and vice president of the Israeli-German chamber of commerce in Tel Aviv.
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