Nikolaus S. Lang is a Managing Director and Senior Partner in BCG’s Munich office and has been working for the firm since 1998. Nikolaus is the Global Leader of the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s think tank, and the Chair of BCG’s Center for Geopolitics, supporting clients on an array of globalization-related topics: global trade, localization, international joint ventures, and digital ecosystems. Nikolaus lived in Asia for ten years, and has worked in most of the world's emerging markets.

As a global expert in geopolitics and trade, Nikolaus is frequently featured in leading media outlets such as Bloomberg TV, CNBC Europe, Le Figaro, Handelsblatt, and more. Nikolaus has authored publications (published in outlets like Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, WIRED, and more) that have offered insight and guidance to policymakers and clients on a wide range of contemporary topics, including:

The €500 Billion Opportunity for Nondefense Firms in Europe’s Military Buildup
Ten Forces Reshaping Global Business
How CEOs Can Navigate the New Geopolitics of GenAI
How to Strategize in an Out-of-Control World
4 Potential Scenarios—And 1 Map—Showing How the World will Trade Goods for the Next Decade, According to BCG
Geopolitical Risk Is Rising. Here’s How CEOs Can Prepare.
Lessons in Energy Resilience from the War in Ukraine

Nikolaus is also a frequent speaker at some of the world’s most influential forums, including the World Policy Conference, Paris Peace Forum, B20, and the World Economic Forum.