Dr. Louis Klein is an internationally renowned thought and practice leader with extensive experience and profound insights into systems leadership, governance, and transformation.

Currently, he serves as dean of the European School of Governance (EUSG) in Berlin and as secretary-general of the International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR) in Vienna.

Dr. Louis Klein is affiliated as a senior strategy advisor to The Futuring Alliance and the Systemic Excellence Group in Berlin, as well as to Sociisgroup, Brussels, advising clients in the public and private sectors worldwide.

Educated as an economist and social scientist with a focus on systems research, Dr. Louis Klein served as a director at the International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM), as director at the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC), and as VP of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS).

Dr. Louis Klein grew up in a winery in the Mosel Valley in Germany. He is a long-distance hiker and water sports enthusiast. He is the father of two children and lives in Berlin.