Bernhard Heusler – Former President FC Basel, Lawyer and Entrepreneur.

After finishing his doctorate at the University of Basel and Davis (CA), Bernhard Heusler, a qualified Attorney at Law and Commercial Lawyer, entered into the partnership of a legal firm in 2000. In August 2014, he has moved to the newly opened office of Walder Wyss AG in Basel where he is acting as legal counsel.

From 2003 until end of May 2017, Bernhard Heusler has devoted his time increasingly to the FC Basel 1893. Initially contracted as a legal advisor to the Board, he was elected as Vice President of the FCB in 2006, and as delegate of the board took over the responsibility of managing the club’s day-to-day operations in 2009. Since the beginning of 2012, he was holding the majority of the shares in FC Basel Holding AG and acted as President of the FC Basel 1893 AG and associated companies, which employed more than 200 people and generates approximately CHF 80-100 million in revenue.

Bernhard Heusler Lecture Topics

- Sport and Business: A Team wins. Always.
- Building High Performance Teams
- Intercultural Management

In connection with his responsibility for the FC Basel 1893, are the membership in the Swiss Football League Committee, the activities as club representative in the European Club Association, the representation of Switzerland in the UEFA Club Competition Committee and his acting as arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS/TAS) in Lausanne.

In addition to his activities in the field of (football) sport, Bernhard Heusler holds a number of directorships in Switzerland, including at the start-up company Picstars, an online platform for sports sponsorship and support for athletes; he has also been President of the Swiss Sports Aid Foundation since May 2018 and has been a co-owner and honorary director of Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen AG, a Swiss women's volleyball team (runner-up in 2017), since summer 2017.

Bernhard Heusler is President of the "Foundation for Sick Children in Basel". He is a regular speaker on the subject of corporate and team leadership at business events, management seminars and academic courses. Bernhard Heusler is married and has two children.