As a business strategist with an extensive international network of industry leaders, Michael Marquardt brings people and corporations together to achieve something greater than they could have imagined on their own.
Michael’s breadth of knowledge in global corporate governance, risk management, digital transformation, cybersecurity, anticorruption, and balancing the interests of various corporate stakeholders is vast and up to date. This experience keeps him engaged in proactive counsel to clients looking to negotiate the hyper-competitive global marketplace.
Read Michael Marquardt’s blog for advice on growing and expanding your business.
Companies large and small struggle to answer the same question: How can we thrive, or in some cases, how can we survive in markets that are constantly being disrupted?
Michael’s softer side, his understanding of world business cultures, music, science and the arts (and did we mention wine?) makes him an elegant asset in any room.
Michael’s Values
Michael Marquardt specializes in providing competent, effective corporate guidance in these areas:
International Company Expansion in Asia, Europe or the U.S.
Michael builds cultural competency to ensure smooth, well-executed growth for companies expanding operations into Asia or from the U.S. into Europe.
Corporate Governance and Board Effectiveness
Michael creates organizational alignment among diverse boards of directors, optimizing the contributions of individual members and creating effective systems to implement change throughout organizations.
Corporate Cybersecurity Strategy and Oversight
Michael develops realistic strategies to proactively protect against threats to cybersecurity and proprietary data, at a pace and scale that fits the business.
Strategic Business Development Consulting
Michael creates alignment within companies planning to expand their capabilities, allocating resources effectively to create smooth and sustainable growth, either organically or through strategic acquisitions.
Global Compliance Program Management
Michael advises compliance officials on first-time setup of a global compliance program or independent measurement of the effectiveness of an existing program, providing measures of accountability for board audit committees.
Risk Mitigation and Anti-Corruption
Michael provides a structured and coherent approach to assessing and managing risk. By creating transparency and a clear path forward, his strategies reduce corruption and mitigate its effects.
Major Digital Transformation Investments
Michael helps companies identify and bridge gaps in information technology to improve efficiency and integrate realistically with an increasingly digital business world.
Keynote Speaker
Michael provides context for doing business internationally in a digital world, supported by a deep understanding of challenges that face corporate leaders around the world. Contact Michael Marquardt
Michael Marquardt is a successful entrepreneur and business expansion expert who is comfortable challenging conventional wisdom.
Business Insights from Michael
A Year and a Half Later, VW Board Still Stuck in Low Gear
For corporate directors, Volkswagen AG’s “Dieselgate” is a textbook case of ineffective corporate go
September 28, 2017
How Digital Technology Is Transforming Health Care – Finally
In 2013, American technology magnate Michael Dell said that “mobile will figure out health care … be
July 29, 2017
American Cancer Society Honors Outstanding Volunteers with the St. George National Award
Award recognizes 23 volunteers across the country for their distinguished service Atlanta, GA – July
July 20, 2017
Why the VW Board Appears Stuck in Low Gear
Volkswagen AG (VW), with annual revenues of $244 billion in 2014 and some 600,000 employees worldwid
March 26, 2016
