Dr Bernhard Heusler

DR BERNHARD HEUSLER

Business Lawyer, author and Honorary President of FC Basel 1893

«A team always wins.»

Dr. Bernhard Heusler

Dr. Bernhard Heusler, Keynote Speaker, Autor und Wirtschaftsanwalt

About Dr. Bernhard Heusler

Bernhard Heusler embodies a rare combination of legal precision, entrepreneurial foresight, and a deep sense for the dynamics of top-level sport. His thinking is shaped by the conviction that sustainable success – whether in business or in sport – never happens by chance, but is the result of clear leadership, team spirit, and long-term thinking.

This attitude has carried him through very different worlds: through the analytical, rule-bound world of law, through the often short-term-driven world of business, and through the emotionally charged world of professional sport, where success and setback are often separated by only weeks or even days. It is precisely this shift between perspectives that has made Heusler an observer and shaper who recognizes patterns where others see only isolated cases.

Today, he passes this understanding on – as a consultant, author, and speaker. At the heart of his work is always the question of what teams, organizations, and individuals truly need in order to perform at the highest level over an extended period of time: clarity in leadership, trust within the team, and the ability to make the right decisions even under pressure.

Experience

2026 – present: President, Basel Tourismus

2025 – present: Board Member, Marti AG Schreinerei & Schliesstechnik

2024 – present: Board Member, IMMOSEEKER AG

2018 – present: Co-President, Swiss Sporthilfe Foundation

2017 – present: Partner, Heusler Werthmüller Heitz AG

2017 – 2023: Judge at the Court of Arbitration for Sport

2014 – 2017: Swiss representative on the UEFA Club Competitions Committee

2010 – 2017: Club representative in the European Club Association

2010 – 2017: Member of the Committee of the Swiss Football League

2009 – 2017: President and Delegate of the Board of Directors, FC Basel 1893

2008 – present: Board Member, Montana SPORT AG

2003 – 2006: Legal Advisor, FC Basel 1893

1997 – present: Board Member, Paddy Reilly’s Irish Pub and Restaurant

1994 – 2014: Lawyer / Partner, Wenger Plattner

1993 – 1994: Postgraduate course in Law, University of California, Davis

1989 – 1992: Dr. iur., Law, University of Basel

1984 – 1988: lic. iur., Law, University of Basel

2023: Author of the book «A team always win

2016: Honored with the Cooperative Prize of the University of Basel, the title «Ehrenspalenbärglemer», and the Golden Star for special merit to the city of Basel

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