Sven Biermann is from Germany. He is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of the not-for-profit HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform in Berlin, Germany.

Throughout his career, Sven has been focusing on practical and sustainable solutions for good governance, corporate social responsibility, risk management and business integrity. From 2011-2014, Sven was the Director of Anti-Corruption Projects at the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance. Prior to this position, he spent 10 years with the global consulting company Accenture, focusing on the design and implementation of anti-corruption strategies, Enterprise Risk and Performance Management as well as Compliance Information and Monitoring systems for international companies.

Sven is the author of various publications in the area of anti-corruption, financial compliance and internal control automation and a frequent speaker on anti-corruption matters for the business sector. Sven also served as the global advisor to the United Nations Global Compact 10^th Principle Working Group on Anti-corruption (2012/13).