Ralf Grauel, 45, business journalist and consultant. From 1999 until 2009 Grauel was member of the editorial board of the renowned business magazine brand eins; he still consults brand eins Wissen, a brand-eins spin-off concentrating on events and corporate publishing. In 2009 he developed the „Wirtschaftsplattform Irak“ an internet-based business plattform to enhance German and Iraqi economic relations, funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He still publishes his stories and comments in brand eins magazine. Besides that he works for institutions and companies like Philipp Morris Stiftung, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institut (gdi) in Zürich, Design Hotels AG, Quirin Bank and Wempe.

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