Business Lawyer, author and Honorary President of FC Basel 1893
«A team always wins.»
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.
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 wins»
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