Christoph Bauerschmidt

Senior Associate @ Strategy& | Aerospace & Defense | Foreign & Security Policy | RWTH MSc Physics ’21 | Studienstiftung Alumnus

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Physicist by education, strategist by training, policy critic by heart, curious by nature. Highly interested in: - Aerospace & defense (public and industry) - High-tech, semiconductors, and energy Covered aerospace & defense, public defense & security, high-tech, energy, industrials, automotive, and telecommunications from various perspectives: - Operations strategy - Organizational strategy - Digital & technology strategy - Growth & business strategy - Go-to-market strategy - Sustainability strategy - Performance improvement & restructuring - Transformation PMO & task force projects

Experience

  • Strategy& (Düsseldorf, Germany / International)
    • Senior Associate Aerospace & Defense
      Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

      Advising federal ministries, armed forces, NATO agencies, and corporations as sub-project leader on strategic issues. Covered organizational, operations, performance, restructuring, digitalization, and go-to-market programs. Focused on organizational excellence, supply chain resilience, and go-to-market strategies at the intersection of industry and public sector. Co-Lead of GSA PS and A&D Junior Initiative Co-Lead of RWTH School Team & Talent Ambassador

    • Associate Aerospace & Defense
      Jun 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Advised federal ministries, armed forces, NATO agencies, and corporations on strategic issues.

  • Gesellschafter / Company Member at Connact GmbH - We build communities.
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

    The media revolution for your community: Connact enables communities to develop in a digital infrastructure and to connect their members. Communities are only strong when each individual can contribute and is involved. For this reason we create the infrastructure for the communities of the future.

  • Expert Advisor at Grex
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs

    Supported the non-profit social start-up within its free career platform of 3000+ ambitious students from 300+ universities interested in finance, consulting, and tech. Conducted Q&A sessions on personal fit and case interviews in strategy consulting and performed mock interviews with young students from Germany and abroad.

  • Visiting Consultant at Volkswagen Consulting
    Jul 2022 - Sep 2022 · 3 mos

    Business Unit Operations & Sustainability, Strategy Vertical Integration HV Battery Materials

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant & Intern at German University of Technology in Oman
    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022 · 5 mos

    Department of Engineering Supervised Lectures, Trainings, Laboratory Courses & Exams