Meet Vienna School Team
Sonja Rauschütz, MPA
(Harvard University)
Founder & Managing Partner
Negotiation consultant and facilitator working with clients in the US, Europe, CEE, SEE and the Middle East; management trainer, executive coach and international mediator. A boundary spanner, Sonja focuses on Negotiator Agility in challenging negotiations and long-lasting conflict.
1999 - 2002 Faculty at Harvard at Law School Program on Negotiation; 2000 she initiated the Israeli Palestinian Negotiating Partners (IPNP) program, 2004 the Balkan Negotiation Partners and 2015 the Young Negotiator Initiative; Studied at Vienna University of Economics and Business and holds a Master of Harvard Kennedy School of Government, US. Certified PCM® trainer, LOD ™ provider and System Constellation consultant; Tri-Energetic Counselor; lecturer at renowned universities; keynote speaker.
Dr. Till Tolkemitt
(University of Hamburg)
Partner, Negotiation Facilitator
Negotiation consultant and facilitator with over 20 years experience as manager, entrepreneur, business consultant and scientist; CEO of a medium-sized publishing company and founder of several businesses in the online and media sector
Graduated in Economics at the Universität Hamburg and Research Associate at the Institute for Business Law at the Universität Hamburg, as well as at the School of Law, University of California, Berkeley; Certified Business Coach (Dr. Bock Coaching Academy) M&A specialist; worked for Boston Consulting Group, Deutsche Post AG, Apenberg & Partner, Haffmans & Tolkemitt Verlag, Make Love GmbH; founder of ihavemoved Ltd .; Member of the International Coach Federation and of Transparency International.
Mag. Ewald Sarugg
(Vienna University of Economics and Business )
Partner, Negotiation Facilitator
Highly experienced senior consultant and negotiation facilitator in a wide range of different projects and countries in the Sustainability and Energy sector. Ewald Sarugg supports large (international) companies and public organizations with the implementation of projects and with negotiations within organizations and / or with suppliers and partners.
Graduated in Economics, Environmental Management and Development Cooperation; diverse range of professional trainings on international negotiations, business process facilitation, conflict management, problem-solving and NLP. Member of the Management Board of the Young Negotiator Initiative (YNI).
Frank Lepschy
(Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
Partner, Negotiation Facilitator
Negotiation Facilitator and graduated banking specialist with 30 years of experience at the Commerzbank in Germany and England including positions as a Head of Operational Management, Inhouse Consultant and Head of Property Management; CEO at Canon Business Center Dresden GmbH;
Founder and Managing Director of Frank Lepschy Business Consulting; DNLA Consultant, s pecialised in optimizing and increasing the efficiency as well as productivity in the areas of human resources, strategy and of the organizational structure; Special sales advisor for the development of business networks and sustainable business relationships.
Mag. Johannes Tichy
(Vienna University of Economics & Business)
Partner, Negotiation Facilitator
Negotiation consultant and facilitator, sales negotiator and certified mediator (registered with the Austrian Ministry of Justice). Experienced negotiator as marketing & sales manager with MAM Babyartikel, Austrian Lotteries, Kraft Foods, focused on brand strategy, opinion leader marketing, PR, brand management, sales strategy and negotiating terms and conditions as well as (inter) national deals.
Master in International Business Administration with ag raduate Certificate of Marketing (University of Newcastle, Australia) and diverse continued education in mediation, negotiation, communication and conflict resolution.
Various teaching activities (e.g. FH-Campus Vienna).