Bastian Backer

Bastian serves as Director and CEO of the International Business Management Institute (IBMI) in Berlin, Germany. He co-founded the institute in 2017. Within the Management Board, he is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the institute’s strategic decisions.

Work Experience:

since 2017 International Business Management Institute (IBMI)
Founder & Director
2016 – 2018 init AG
Strategy Consultant

Education:

2013 – 2015 Harvard University, US
Master: General Management
2011 – 2014 University of Potsdam, DE
Master: Public Policy & Management
2012 University of Oslo, NO
Exchange program (Promos Scholarship)
2011 University of Sheffield, UK
Exchange program (Erasmus Semester)
2007 – 2011 University of Konstanz, DE
Bachelor: Politics and Administration

Postgraduate Training:

2023 UC Irvine, US: Project Management
2023 Yale University, US: The Science of Well-Being
2020 University of Oxford, UK: Strategic Innovation Program
2019 University of Copenhagen, DK: Sustainable Development
2019 University of Oxford, UK: Artificial Intelligence

Projects and Internships:

2014 Rambøll Management, Hamburg: Public Policy Consulting
2013 German Embassy London: Optimization of HR Selection Process
2013 Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin: European Youth Employment Initiative
2012 German Parliament, Berlin: State Resources for Political Parties
2009 Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Berlin: Evaluation of German Federalism Reform

Memberships and Support:

> Amnesty International
Global movement for human rights
> Berliner Obdachlosenhilfe
Berlin Homeless Charity Organization
> European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
Organization dedicated to enforcing civil and human rights worldwide
> Impact Hub Berlin
Catalyst for social Innovation
> The Generation Forst eG
Afforestation of Generation Forests in Central America