Andreas P.J. Schotter

A dual Canadian and German citizen, Dr. Andreas Schotter is a Professor of Global Strategy and General Management at the Ivey Business School. He holds the F.W.P. Jones Faculty Fellowship. He is also a John H. Dunning Fellow at Henley Business School at the University of Reading in the UK and a Professor of International Business at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). Before joining the faculty at Ivey, Andreas served on the faculty of the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona. The Wall Street Journal has named him twice WSJ Distinguished Professor of the Year. He has lived and worked in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA.

As an international strategy and leadership expert, Andreas helps students, executives, and organizations understand the challenges and opportunities posed by the rapidly evolving global economy. He specializes in how to drive the agile decision-making that will prevail in today’s complex and turbulent world. His current areas of endeavor include the development of strategies for success in the era of exponential change, business system disruption, the internationalization strategies of digital firms, boundary-spanning leadership, and the Future of Work.

Andreas’s career is underpinned by substantial prior practical executive experiences. Before transitioning to academia, he held senior executive roles in several multinational corporations in the luxury consumer goods, automotive, and industrial machinery industries. This practical experience not only informs his teaching but also enhances his credibility as a global strategy and leadership expert.

Andreas' contributions to the field of global strategy and leadership are not confined to the classroom. His research has been published in top management journals such as the MIT Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, and others. He has also authored numerous book chapters, a book on management frameworks, and more than 25 cases, several of them bestsellers. In addition to his scholarly work, he actively collaborates with multinational corporations and not-for-profit organizations worldwide on their global strategies, business model transformations, and leadership. His insights are sought after by national and international media.