Jan Dietrich Müller as a new member on the Executive Board
On the job and beyond – personal reflections
We had a conversation with Jan and he shared some personal thoughts with us. He spoke about the possibility of him becoming a member of the Executive Board and the importance of bridging the gap between the academic and practical worlds. Jan also shared his vision for the future of the Academic Society in the coming years.
What inspired you to join the Executive Board?
„I believe that the further scientific foundation of communications practice is highly desirable. Now I felt I can step up and do my bit to help make the exchange even more targeted and fruitful.“
How can communication science benefit from the industry and vice versa?
“Industry faces substantial communications challenges every day, and they provide a highly relevant playing field for scientific inquiry.
Dr Jan Dietrich Müller, Swiss Re»Science and industry share – and shape – the same societal reality. There is a lot to do.«
What is your vision of the Academic Society in five or ten years?
“Ideally, it has become “the” internationally renowned platform for contributions from both sides. The focus is on addressing the pressing challenges we all face through the impact of communications.”
Since 2019, Dr Jan Dietrich Müller has been leading corporate communications at the global reinsurer Swiss Re, headquartered in Zurich. Before that, he held various leadership positions at Volkswagen Group, Deutsche Post DHL, and Airbus. He began his career in the planning staff of the CDU Germany. There he worked as a speechwriter and member of the Bundestag election campaign team. Jan Müller studied Philosophy and General Rhetoric in Düsseldorf, Madrid, and Tübingen. He earned his doctorate in General Rhetoric from Tübingen.
The Swiss Re Group is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. Their mission is to make the world more resilient through innovative risk solutions. It anticipates and manages risk – from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cyber crime. The aim of the Swiss Re Group is to enable society to thrive and progress, creating new opportunities and solutions for its clients. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1863, the Swiss Re Group operates through a network of around 80 offices globally.