Network Industries (e.g. Aviation, Transportation), Consumer behavior, Service Management and Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Aarhus School of Business (2000)
Master of Finance and International Business, Aarhus School of Business (2002)
Dr.oec.HSG Doctoral Program in Multicultural Management, University of St. Gallen (2005)
Supervisory Board Seminar: New Concepts for the Supervisory Board (2016)
CAS Global Aviation Management (2019)
Harvard Certificate: Teaching with Cases: Engage, Energize, and Challenge Your Students (2023)
Oxford Certificate: Oxford Executive Leadership Programme (2023)
Credit Suisse, Zurich, Investment Accounting
Researcher, Economics Department, Aarhus School of Business
Lindberg International, Country Manager Switzerland and Benelux
Research Associate at Institute for Public Services and Tourism
Project Leader Institute für Systemic Management and Public Governance
Managing Director Center for Aviation and Space Competence
Vice Director Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance
Academic Director CEMS MIM
Head of International Networks University of St. Gallen
Director Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance
Aviation Systems - Management of the Aviation Value Chain
Aviation Management Asia Compact
CEMS Business Projects
Personal Performance Management Seminar
Business Projects Master Marketing, Services Communication
Research - Practice - Venture Projects, Master of Business Innovation
Air Transport Research Society
German Aviation Research Society
Swiss Transport Academic Society
Swiss Aero-Club
Swiss Aviation Journalists (SAJ)
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Aeroclub of Switzerland (AeCS)
Aeroclub of Eastern Switzerland (President)
Austrian Aeroclub
Gliding Club Cumulus
World Conference on Transport Research Society
FAI Honorary Group Diploma for extraordinary works in public aviation education and research (handed out on 5th October 2008 for CFAC-HSG)
Pro Aero Honorary Diploma for excellent works in the field of civil aviation 2011
Peter Keller best paper award for paper "Explicit and implicit customer loyalty factors in the leisure Airline industry" at the 65th AIEST Conference in Lijiang, China 23 - 27 August 2015.
Modul University Vienna Best Teaching Award 2015.
CS Best Teaching Award 2019 of the Student body of the University of St. Gallen.
CEMS Master of International Management, Best School Award 2019, responsible as Academic Director.
Impact Award 2023, University of St. Gallen, Topic: Sustainable Aviation
Journal of Air Transport Management
International Journal of Aviation Management
Tourism Analysis
Editor of the CFAC-The Aviation Series
Scientific Advisory Board of European Aviation Conference
Scientific Advisory Committee of Air Transport Research Society
Canton of Zurich, New edition of study “The importance of the metropolitan area Zurch for Südbaden” (Edition 2013) Focus in edition 2021/22 on Importance / Role of Zurich Airport
Aviation Research Center Switzerland (member of Board (no remuneration), regular smaller and bigger research project cooperations)
Dr. Andreas Wittmer is Managing Director of the Center for Aviation and Space, Director at the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance and Academic Director of the CEMS Master of International Management. Furthermore he is Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for Space and Aviation Switzerland and Liechtenstein at the Innovation Park in Dübendorf.
As Senior Lecturer in Management with a special focus on Aviation, he is teaching at the University of St. Gallen and holds guest teaching positions at Swiss and international Universities on Bachelor-, Master- and Executive Level. He offers several certificate and diploma programs at the University of St. Gallen.
His research focuses on network industries, such as Aviation. His interests link with a better understanding of efficiencies generated by networks and the impacts on stakeholders. There is a link to ongoing digitalisation, which accelerated with the growth of digital connectivity and is going into new levels of how value is generated. From this perspective he researches into consumer perception and behaviour and service management. His motivation is very much with the application of his research in the aviation industry, where he tries to explain complex management issues by using aviation as a case. He regularly publishes in international journals and books, and he is member of several editorial journal and conference boards.
Furthermore, he was President and Vice President of the Swiss Aerospace Cluster for 14 years, he is Vice President of the Aviation Research Center Switzerland, Member of the governing body of the Infrastructure Company of Engadin Airport, Board member of the Air Transport Research Association, Board Member of the European Aviation Research Society and Board Member of the World Conference of Transport Research. He holds awards for best teaching at the University of St. Gallen and Modul University Vienna, Best Paper Awards from AIEST Conference, and Honours from FAI and Pro Aero Foundation for excellent work with the Center for Aviation and Space Competence at the University of St. Gallen. Furthermore, he is the winner of the Impact Award 2023 of the University of St. Gallen with the topic of Sustainable Aviation.