Patricia Seemann

Dr. Patricia Seemann has over a decade of experience in advising CEOs and Senior Executives. As a former Senior Executive at Zurich Financial Services, she provided strategic advice during significant organizational transformations and supported the chairman and CEO through extensive restructurings. Her role encompassed overseeing global group communications and group management board activities, pivotal during the company's most substantial crisis.

Patricia Seemann, MD, is the CEO and founding partner of a consulting firm that specializes in executive performance and leadership. With a strong focus on corporate intangibles and intellectual capital—such as culture, behavior, reputation, communication, and talent—she enhances corporate and organizational performance as well as personal effectiveness. Seemann co-authored "Social Capital: Securing Competitive Advantage in the New Economy" and is a frequent speaker at conferences on Corporate Governance, Value Creation, and Intangible Assets.

Previously, Seemann played a crucial role in the development of the knowledge management practice at Ernst and Young LLP. At Hoffmann La Roche, her innovative work in knowledge management and organizational learning significantly enhanced the company's drug development processes. This experience underscores her capacity to drive substantial improvements in complex corporate environments.

Seemann's diverse professional background includes significant clinical and managerial roles within the healthcare sector. After obtaining her doctoral degree in medicine from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, she trained in orthopedic surgery and biomechanics. Seemann also held key positions at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals and Ares-Serono Pharmaceuticals, where she led global marketing and regulatory affairs divisions.

An adept multilingual, Seemann communicates fluently in English, German, and French, enriching her interactions with a global audience. Her approach to consulting and leadership is described as hands-on, refreshingly pragmatic, and firmly grounded in reality, reflecting her extensive experience at both the executive and consultancy levels.