Michael Quaden

Michael Quaden is Program Director Defence Solutions at FIEGE Logistik Stiftung & Co. KG. 
Before joining FIEGE, he gained extensive international experience in the Middle East — including in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan — where he worked for the International NGO Safety Organisation. He subsequently held consulting positions at EY, PwC, and FTI Consulting, specialising in Business Continuity and Crisis Management.
He possesses a broad academic background that bridges the humanities and management. He studied History and Islamic Studies at the University of Freiburg, earned a Master’s degree in Constitutional, Social, and Economic History from the University of Bonn, and completed an MBA at ESMT Berlin.
Before beginning his academic and professional career, he completed officer training with the German Army’s Reconnaissance Corps and served as a Reserve Officer, including on international deployment in Kosovo. He currently holds the rank of Major (Reserve). In his professional work, he combines military leadership experience with analytical precision and strategic thinking.