Michael Kruse

Managing Partner

Executive committee

Global Practice Leader, Energy & Utilities

Michael advises energy clients in organization design, operations and large-scale project transformation, focusing on power generation and transmission grid

Education

University of Münster (Germany)
Master of Science in Business Administration
German Chamber of Commerce
Associate Degree in Banking

Past Experience

Capgemini Consulting
Senior Consultant

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Michael is a Managing Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Zurich, and member of its Executive Committee. Leader of Arthur D. Little's Global Energy & Utilities Practice and co-head of Central European Energy & Utilities teams, Michael also oversees all company's Global Industry Practices. Michael is associated with Arthur D. Little’s Performance Practice.

Michael focuses on strategy and project development of large-scale capital investment programs in the power sector, including conventional and renewable energies as well as power grids. He gained extensive experience in the development of functional strategies and complex organization transformation within the energy sector. His most recent consulting work focuses on building the transmission grid of the future, nuclear generation as well as offshore wind and corporate transformation in the digital era.

Michael holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration with Honors from the University of Muenster (Germany), specializing in Operations Management and International Management. He also holds an Associate Degree in Banking. 

In his leisure time, Michael is passionate about hiking in the alps, triathlon as well as overlanding.

Recent Publications

The disrupted energy transition
So, though “net zero” may remain an overarching ambition, how will this severe and unexpected event disrupt the energy transition? In this Viewpoint, we consider how it's possible to move to a cleantech economy while ensuring the security of supply for power and heat.
Finding the true north for local content definition in the nuclear industry
Establishing principles for quantifying localization

Michael is a Managing Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Zurich, and member of its Executive Committee. Leader of Arthur D. Little's Global Energy & Utilities Practice and co-head of Central European Energy & Utilities teams, Michael also oversees all company's Global Industry Practices. Michael is associated with Arthur D. Little’s Performance Practice.

Michael focuses on strategy and project development of large-scale capital investment programs in the power sector, including conventional and renewable energies as well as power grids. He gained extensive experience in the development of functional strategies and complex organization transformation within the energy sector. His most recent consulting work focuses on building the transmission grid of the future, nuclear generation as well as offshore wind and corporate transformation in the digital era.

Michael holds a Master of Science degree in Business Administration with Honors from the University of Muenster (Germany), specializing in Operations Management and International Management. He also holds an Associate Degree in Banking. 

In his leisure time, Michael is passionate about hiking in the alps, triathlon as well as overlanding.

Recent Publications

The disrupted energy transition
So, though “net zero” may remain an overarching ambition, how will this severe and unexpected event disrupt the energy transition? In this Viewpoint, we consider how it's possible to move to a cleantech economy while ensuring the security of supply for power and heat.
Finding the true north for local content definition in the nuclear industry
Establishing principles for quantifying localization

More About Michael
  • University of Münster (Germany)
    Master of Science in Business Administration
  • German Chamber of Commerce
    Associate Degree in Banking
  • Capgemini Consulting
    Senior Consultant