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The Steinbeis Network Management Team: Executive Board of the Steinbeis Foundation and Management of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

Network management

Steinbeis Foundation

Prof. Dr. Michael Auer

Chairman of the Board of the Steinbeis Foundation

  • Studied electrical engineering, industrial engineering, doctorate
    Dissertation “Transfer Entrepreneurship – Successful Organization of Technology Transfer,” University of Karlsruhe, Prof. Dr. habil. Hans Georg Gemünden (2000)
  • Development engineer (high-power lasers)

Steinbeis career:

  • Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of the Steinbeis Foundation and the Government Commissioner for Technology Transfer in Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Johann Löhn (1990–1994)
  • Head of Steinbeis Headquarters (1994–2004)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin GmbH (1999–2007)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – general partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (November 30, 2000–March 31, 2025)
  • Professor of Management, Steinbeis University (since 2002)
  • Member of the Board of the Steinbeis Foundation (since 2004), Chairman since April 1, 2012 

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Manfred Mattulat

Member of the Board of the Steinbeis Foundation

  • Studied business administration

Steinbeis career:

  • Assistant to the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Steinbeis Foundation and the Government Commissioner for Technology Transfer in Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Johann Löhn (1996–2000)
  • Head of Investments (1998–2016)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH (2000–2016)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – general partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2025)
  • Member of the Board of the Steinbeis Foundation (since April 1, 2012) 

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Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

Markus Graf

Managing Director of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

  • Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Administration (Finance, Taxation)

Steinbeis career:

  • Project Staff Member, Finance & Law (2018 – 2019)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH (since 2018)
  • Head of Corporate Development (2020 – 2022)
  • Head of Accounting and Taxation (2022 – 2025)
  • Head of Investments, Finance, and Law (since 2025)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – General Partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (since June 1, 2025)

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Uwe Haug

Managing Director of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

  • Mechanical Engineering (Automation) Studies
  • Industrial Researcher (Fraunhofer Institute for Production Engineering and Automation)
  • Project Engineer (Factory Planning)

Steinbeis career:

  • Project Manager, Technology and Organizational Consulting (1992–1993)
  • Head of International (since 1996)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Transfer AG, Zurich (Switzerland) (since 2005)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Forschungs- und Innovationszentren GmbH, now Steinbeis Transfer GmbH (2006–2015, since April 1, 2025)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH (2011–2015, since 2018)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Transfer GmbH at Reutlingen University, Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg Cooperative State University (including the Forschungs- und Innovationszentren gGmbH der Dualen Hochschule Baden-WĂĽrttemberg), and the University of Applied Sciences for Technology Stuttgart, Ulm University of Applied Sciences, and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Research gGmbH (since 2023)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Hochschule Holding GmbH (since April 1, 2025)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – General Partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (since April 1, 2025) 

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Edwin Jettinger

Managing Director of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

  • Studies in Industrial Engineering

Steinbeis career:

  • Project Manager Controlling (2000 – 2011)
  • Authorized Signatory, Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – General Partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (2007 – 2025)
  • Head of Finance and Accounting, Controlling (2011 – 2017)
  • Authorized Signatory, Steinbeis Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH (2016 – 2024)
  • Head of Business Intelligence and Controlling (2017 – 2024)
  • Head of Corporate Development/Central Coordination (since 2019)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Transfer GmbH (since 2019)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH (since January 1, 2025)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH (since (April 1, 2025)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Hochschule Holding GmbH (since April 1, 2025)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – General Partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (since April 1, 2025) 

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Ralf Lauterwasser

Managing Director of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

  • Studies in Industrial Engineering (Production Technology)

Steinbeis career:

  • Project Manager "Active Short-Term Consulting," "KB Technology and Organizational Consulting" (1992–1994), "Transfer of Transfer" (1993–1995)
  • Managing Director, Schwäbisch Hall Technology Center GmbH (1993–2006)
  • Managing Director, Schwäbisch Hall District Economic Development Corporation (2000–2005)
  • Managing Director, Main Tauber Economic Development Corporation GmbH (2006–2011)
  • Project Manager, EXI Start-up Voucher Funding Program (2012–2025)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Beratungszentren GmbH (since 2018)
  • Managing Director, Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – General Partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (since April 1, 2025) 

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Jörg Schlusen

Managing Director of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

  • Apprenticeship as a Real Estate and Housing Management Specialist
  • Studies in Business Administration (VWA)
  • Studies in Real Estate Management (ADI)

Steinbeis career:

  • Managing Director of Steinbeis-Haus Karlsruhe GmbH, Steinbeis-Haus Projekt Zwei Ilmenau GmbH, Steinbeis-Haus Projekt Gosheim GmbH, and Steinbeis-Haus Projekt Ilmenau GmbH (since 2020)
  • Managing Director of the following real estate companies: Steinbeis Property Management GmbH, Steinbeis Dritte Immobilien GmbH, Steinbeis Immobilien-Holding GmbH, ImmoTech Steinbeis GmbH, and SBG Steinbeis GmbH (since 2020)
  • Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate (since 2020)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – General Partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (since April 1, 2025) 

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Sandra Stein

Managing Director of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer

  • Training and further education as a health insurance business administrator
  • Certified HR specialist (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
  • Training as a trainer and lecturer

Steinbeis career:

  • Head of Human Resources (since 2015)
  • Managing Director of Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH – General Partner of Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG fĂĽr Technologietransfer (since April 1, 2025)

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