Dr. Malte Petersen is managing partner of Simply Rational GmbH. Previously, he was an associate researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and a research associate at the FernUniversität in Hagen. There, he taught at the Chair of Business Administration, in particular Human Resource Management and Organization.

Dr. Malte Petersen studied psychology and European studies and received his doctorate from the Humboldt University in Berlin. In his research, Dr. Malte Petersen focuses in particular on decisions made by managers and executives, decision-making strategies under uncertainty, and the importance of corporate culture for decision-making success. Mr. Petersen has published on these topics in leading international journals. He has trained executives in the public and private sectors as well as in university continuing education programs, including at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, the Executive Campus of the University of St. Gallen, and the University of Basel.