Prof. Dr. Avo Schönbohm is Professor of General Business Administration and Management Control at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin), where he has been teaching since 2010. He completed a double-degree program in Business Administration and Cultural Studies between the University of Mannheim and ESSEC Business School in Cergy, France, and received his doctorate from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern with a dissertation examining rationality and structural transformation in entrepreneurial reality.

Before entering academia, he held leadership positions in the machine tool industry, including roles in internal auditing and as Vice President of Strategic Planning at Voith Paper. This combination of corporate strategy experience and academic research informs his work at the intersection of management control, governance, and strategic decision-making under conditions of uncertainty and systemic change.

His research primarily addresses management control, organizational performance, and governance capabilities. In recent years, this work has increasingly engaged with the structural role of geopolitics in international business, examining how firms navigate regulatory regimes, economic statecraft, power dynamics, and normative commitments in a fragmented global economy. Particular attention is devoted to geopolitical literacy and strategic foresight as emerging managerial capabilities.

In parallel, he remains active in the field of serious games and innovation. As a board member of the Serious Games Society and founder of the LUDEO initiative, he explores how simulation-based approaches can enhance strategic reflection and future-oriented thinking in organizations.

Avo has extensive international teaching experience across Europe and Asia and works at the interface of academia, policy dialogue, and executive education.

e across Europe and Asia and works at the interface of academia, policy dialogue, and executive education.