Christian Ries, MBA, currently serves as Gruppenleiter Produktmanagement IT at Deutsche Vermögensberatung since January 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Project Director and Senior Consultant in Business Development, Innovation & Transformation at Conpetition Management Beratung from October 2011 to January 2023. Additionally, Christian Ries worked at Avaya from October 2006 to September 2011 in Strategic Business Development and as an Inhouse Consultant. Academic achievements include a Master of Business Administration Executive MBA from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (2018-2020) and a Diplom-Betriebswirt in Dienstleistungsmarketing from Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mannheim (2003-2006), along with training as an Assistent für Wirtschaftsinformatik at Modellschule Obersberg (2001-2002).