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Dr. Claudia Sommer is an Associate Professor of Corporate Management at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Campus Dubai.
Dr. Claudia Sommer
Field of Expertise: Strategy and Restructuring; Corporate Finance; Financial Modelling; Corporate Transformation; Private Equity
Campus: Dubai
Office Hours: By Appointment
With more than 20 years of experience in management consulting, restructuring and strategic transformation, Dr. Claudia Sommer currently holds a professorship in Corporate Management at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Campus Dubai. Dr. Sommer brings a wealth of experience in cross-border corporate restructuring, transformation and performance improvement, gained through her work at The Boston Consulting Group, AlixPartners, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and KPMG, with a focus on restructuring, strategic transformation, corporate finance and financial modelling. She also served as Head of Corporate Development at OTTO, a German multibillion-euro e-commerce group. Her academic experience includes teaching at UE Berlin and HTW Berlin, where she taught Bachelor’s and Master’s courses in Organizational Development, Change and Restructuring, Accounting, and Corporate Finance. Prof. Dr. Sommer studied Mathematics and Economics at the University of Hamburg and earned her PhD in International Business at the University of St. Gallen, Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance. Her doctoral research examined private equity investment cycles and their performance implications and was published as a Springer monograph.
09/2026 - Present: Associate Professor of Corporate Management, University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Campus Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2021-present: The Boston Consulting Group, Principal
2026: Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW), Berlin, Adjunct Lecturer
2025 -2026: University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Campus Berlin, Adjunct Lecturer
2013-2020: AlixPartners, Director
2011-2013: OTTO, Head of Corporate Development
2007-2011: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Project Manager
2005-2007: KPMG, Senior Associate
2002-2005: South-East Asia Private Equity Fund, Assistant to Managing Partner
1999-2000: Deutsche Bank, Corporate Analyst
1997-1999: Deutsche Bank, Apprenticeship
2021-present: The Boston Consulting Group, Principal
2026: Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW), Berlin, Adjunct Lecturer
2025 -2026: University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Campus Berlin, Adjunct Lecturer
2013-2020: AlixPartners, Director
2011-2013: OTTO, Head of Corporate Development
2007-2011: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Project Manager
2005-2007: KPMG, Senior Associate
2002-2005: South-East Asia Private Equity Fund, Assistant to Managing Partner
1999-2000: Deutsche Bank, Corporate Analyst
1997-1999: Deutsche Bank, Apprenticeship
PhD in International Business: University of St. Gallen, Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance. Dissertation: “Private Equity Investments: Drivers and Performance Implications of Investment Cycles.” Published as a Springer monograph in 2012.
Diplom-Wirtschaftsmathematik: University of Hamburg, Germany
Diplom-Wirtschaftsmathematik: University of Hamburg, Germany
Turnaround Management Association (TMA)