Prof. Dr. John Siegel

Professor (HWR Berlin)

Director of the Berlin Professional School

John Siegel | Berlin Professional School

+49 30 30877-2643

Postal address
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

Visiting address
Campus Lichtenberg
Building 1, Room 1.2076
Alt-Friedrichsfelde 60
10315 Berlin

  • Since 2025 Director of the Berlin Professional School at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR)
  • Since 2021 Professor of Business Administration in Public Administration at the HWR Berlin
  • 2015-2021 Acting Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management, University of Potsdam
  • 2012-2021 Professor of Economics and Administrative Sciences, specialising in Public Management, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
  • 2008-2011 Research Assistant, Chair of Public & Nonprofit Management, University of Potsdam
  • 2008 Doctorate, University of St. Gallen
  • 2004-2005 Swiss National Science Foundation scholarship and research at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
  • Since 2002 Lectureships at various universities, e.g. University of Potsdam, Hertie School of Governance Berlin, University of Kassel, Salzburg Management Business School, University of Bern, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • 2002-2004 Research assistant at the Institute for Public Services and Tourism, University of St. Gallen
  • 2001-2002 and 2005 to 2007 Freelance consultant for administrative management & bureaucracy reduction
  • 1997-2001 Studied administrative science at the University of Potsdam
  • Strategic management in public administration
  • Human resource management and leadership
  • Controlling
  • Organisation
  • Management and change processes in public administration, in particular dynamic capabilities, digital transformation, human resources management and organisation, and evaluation of administrative reforms
  • Support and evaluation of change and reform processes in public administration
  • Strategic management in an administrative context