Burkhard Schrage

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School: The Business School
Department: Management
Position: Senior Lecturer, Senior Program Manager, MBA/EMBA and Management Programs
Location: RMIT Saigon South
Email: burkhard.schrage@rmit.edu.vn
ORCID: 0000-0002-5804-8512

A scholar and practitioner of Strategic Management with previous teaching or research experience at Singapore Management University, Wharton School, Harvard Business School, and Korea Business School.

Meet Our Expert – Dr Burkhard Schrage

Dr Burkhard Schrage is a senior academic, business leader, and former investment banker. Born and raised in Germany, he studied and worked in France, the United States, Brazil and Singapore before moving to Vietnam 10 years ago. His rich past and present industry experience influences his teaching and research, which focuses on strategic management, corporate governance and the political economy. 

  • PhD, Law and Diplomacy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, MA, USA
  • MALD, Law and Diplomacy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, MA, USA
  • C.E.P., European Politics, Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris, France
  • BA, Business Administration, International Business School, Germany 

Management

  • Strategy
  • Non-market strategy
  • Public Policy
  • Corporate Governance
  • Privatisation
  • Digital Transformation

Member of the Development Economics & Emerging Markets Research Cluster

  • Walsh J., Schrage B., Nguyen T.Q. (2021) From State to Market: Evolving Ownership and Corporate Governance in Vietnam. In: The Political Economy of Vietnam’s Industrial Transformation. SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Singapore.  
  • Walsh J., Schrage B., Nguyen T.Q. (2021) Opening of the Vietnamese Economy: Achievements and Challenges. In: The Political Economy of Vietnam’s Industrial Transformation. SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Singapore.   
  • Walsh J., Schrage B., Nguyen T.Q. (2021) Vietnamese Political Economy in an East Asian and International Perspective. In: The Political Economy of Vietnam’s Industrial Transformation. SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Singapore.  
  • Nguyen, T. Q., Schrage, B., Kane, V. (2020). State-Owned Enterprises in Vietnam: Challenges Hindering the Privatization Process. In Macdonald (Eds.), Economy and Business Environment of Vietnam. London: Palgrave Macmillan.     
  • “Moving ahead: How to accelerate the SOE privatization process in Vietnam”, a report for the Prime Minister’s advisory council.  Funded by Vinacapital (25,000 USD), presented and published in June 2018 (with Trung Nguyen, Victor Kane et al.) 
  • Schrage, B. (2017). Natural Catastrophes and Sovereign Bond Prices.  In Cohen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2017 InSITE Conference. USA: Informing Science Institute. https://doi.org/10.28945/3784  
  • 2021: Co-investigator. Project: Digitally enabled public services.  Thematic Research Grant, RMIT.  USD 25,000. 
  • 2018: Co-investigator. Project: How to accelerate privatizations in Vietnam. Funded by VinaCapital with USD 25,000.

4 PhD students in the domain of management.

Research fellow, The Wharton School

  • Non-executive board director of a variety of organizations, including an investment firm, a protein producing company, and an upscale hospitality company.
  • Frequent contributor to international, regional, and domestic media: Media contributions
  • Singapore Management University, Singapore, Lee Kong Chian School of Business Asst. Professor of Strategy and Organization 
  • University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA, The Wharton School, Senior Fellow 
  • Medcenter Solutions Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Director, Business Development 
  • UBS-Pactual Sao Paulo, Brazil, Senior Associate, Corporate Finance  
  • Credit Suisse First Boston Melbourne, Australia, Associate, Global Corporate Finance 
  • HSBC Bank Paris, France, Analyst, Equity Capital Markets