Stephan is a Director based in Munich, where he serves as Chief of Staff to Brunswick’s European Managing Partner. He advises clients across a range of sectors on how to secure business outcomes through strategic engagement with media, political stakeholders, and capital markets. He has a special focus on cross-border M&A, corporate positioning, crisis and regulatory issues, and leadership transitions.

Prior to joining Brunswick in 2016, Stephan served as a speechwriter to the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. He brings additional experience from the U.S. Senate, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. A dual German-American citizen, he holds a master’s degree in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics.