Roland Berger is a German entrepreneur, consultant and philanthropist. He is the founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the international strategy consulting firm Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a global strategy consulting firm headquartered in Munich, with 43 offices in 31 countries. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants was founded in 1967 by Prof. Roland Berger...

 which he established in Munich, Germany, in 1967. He has been a close advisor of Gerhard Schröder

Gerhard Schröder

Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder is a German politician, and was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor...

, beginning when Schröder was the Minister-President of Lower Saxony and continuing through his tenure as Chancellor of Germany. Berger reportedly declined an offer to become Economics Minister

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)

The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is a ministry of the German Federal Government since 1998...

 in 1998 when Schröder became Chancellor because Berger was also advising the politically conservative Minister-President of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 Edmund Stoiber

Edmund Stoiber

Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber is a German politician, former minister-president of the state of Bavaria and former chairman of the Christian Social Union...

.

Roland Berger is also the founder of the Roland Berger Foundation for Human Dignity.

Furthermore, Roland Berger is a founding partner of BLM Partners which he formed with Florian Lahnstein

Florian Lahnstein

Florian Lahnstein is one of Germany's leading corporate managers. Born in Düsseldorf, he is CEO and Founding Partner of RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP, an alternative asset management firm which he co-founded with Prof. Roland Berger...

, Gero Wendenberg and Jason Carley. The controversial Thomas Middelhoff

Thomas Middelhoff

Thomas Middelhoff is a German corporate manager. He was on the board of directors of Bertelsmann from 1990–2002, being CEO from 1998...

 left that firm in November 2010. He is also Chairman Germany on the International Advisory Board of Blackstone Group

Blackstone Group

The Blackstone Group L.P. is an American-based alternative asset management and financial services company that specializes in private equity, real estate, and credit and marketable alternative investment strategies, as well as financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions ,...

 and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of FIAT

Fiat

FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

 Group and INSEAD

INSEAD

INSEAD is an international graduate business school and research institution. It has campuses in Europe , Asia , and the Middle East , as well as a research center in Israel...

. He is also a member of the supervisory board of the pharmaceuticals and healthcare company Fresenius SE.